TY - BOOK T1 - Video Relay Service: Program Funding and Reform AN - 1735655715; 2011-899475 AB - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates a number of disability-related telecommunications services, including video relay service (VRS). VRS allows persons with hearing disabilities, using American Sign Language (ASL), to communicate with voice telephone users through video equipment, rather than through typed text. In June 2010, the FCC began a comprehensive review of the rates, structure, and practices of the VRS program in order to reform the VRS program, which had long been burdened by waste, fraud, and abuse, and by compensation rates that had become inflated above actual cost. Tables, Figures. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 23 2013, 7 pp. AU - Figliola, Patricia Moloney Y1 - 2013/04/23/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 23 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Cost KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Equipment KW - Telephone KW - Fraud KW - Disabled KW - Hearing KW - Telecommunications KW - Languages KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655715?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=Figliola%2C+Patricia+Moloney&rft.aulast=Figliola&rft.aufirst=Patricia&rft.date=2013-04-23&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Video+Relay+Service%3A+Program+Funding+and+Reform&rft.title=Video+Relay+Service%3A+Program+Funding+and+Reform&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42830_130423.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42830 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cancer Incidence in World Trade Center Rescue and Recovery Workers, 2001-2008 AN - 1399919156; 18211213 AB - Background: World Trade Center (WTC) rescue and recovery workers were exposed to a complex mix of pollutants and carcinogens. Objective: The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate cancer incidence in responders during the first 7 years after 11 September 2001. Methods: Cancers among 20,984 consented participants in the WTC Health Program were identified through linkage to state tumor registries in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated to compare cancers diagnosed in responders to predicted numbers for the general population. Multivariate regression models were used to estimate associations with degree of exposure. Results: A total of 575 cancers were diagnosed in 552 individuals. Increases above registry-based expectations were noted for all cancer sites combined (SIR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.06, 1.25), thyroid cancer (SIR = 2.39; 95% CI: 1.70, 3.27), prostate cancer (SIR = 1.21; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.44), combined hematopoietic and lymphoid cancers (SIR = 1.36; 95% CI: 1.07, 1.71), and soft tissue cancers (SIR = 2.26; 95% CI: 1.13, 4.05). When restricted to 302 cancers diagnosed greater than or equal to 6 months after enrollment, the SIR for all cancers decreased to 1.06 (95% CI: 0.94, 1.18), but thyroid and prostate cancer diagnoses remained greater than expected. All cancers combined were increased in very highly exposed responders and among those exposed to significant amounts of dust, compared with responders who reported lower levels of exposure. Conclusion: Estimates should be interpreted with caution given the short follow-up and long latency period for most cancers, the intensive medical surveillance of this cohort, and the small numbers of cancers at specific sites. However, our findings highlight the need for continued follow-up and surveillance of WTC responders. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Solan, Samara AU - Wallenstein, Sylvan AU - Shapiro, Moshe AU - Teitelbaum, Susan L AU - Stevenson, Lori AU - Kochman, Anne AU - Kaplan, Julia AU - Dellenbaugh, Cornelia AU - Kahn, Amy AU - Biro, FNoah AU - Crane, Michael AU - Crowley, Laura AU - Gabrilove, Janice AU - Gonsalves, Lou AU - Harrison, Denise AU - Herbert, Robin AU - Luft, Benjamin AU - Markowitz, Steven B AU - Moline, Jacqueline AU - Niu, Xiaoling AU - Sacks, Henry AU - Shukla, Gauri AU - Udasin, Iris AU - Lucchini, Roberto G AU - Boffetta, Paolo AU - Landrigan, Philip J AD - Department of Preventive Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA Y1 - 2013/04/23/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 23 SP - 699 EP - 704 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - cancer KW - cancer incidence KW - cancer registry KW - epidemiology KW - September 11th KW - World Trade Center KW - WTC Health Program KW - USA, New Jersey KW - Trade KW - USA, Connecticut KW - Thyroid KW - Cancer KW - Dust KW - USA, New York KW - search and rescue KW - Prostate cancer KW - USA, Pennsylvania KW - Standards KW - Occupational exposure KW - Emergency medical services KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919156?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=Cancer+Incidence+in+World+Trade+Center+Rescue+and+Recovery+Workers%2C+2001-2008&rft.au=Solan%2C+Samara%3BWallenstein%2C+Sylvan%3BShapiro%2C+Moshe%3BTeitelbaum%2C+Susan+L%3BStevenson%2C+Lori%3BKochman%2C+Anne%3BKaplan%2C+Julia%3BDellenbaugh%2C+Cornelia%3BKahn%2C+Amy%3BBiro%2C+FNoah%3BCrane%2C+Michael%3BCrowley%2C+Laura%3BGabrilove%2C+Janice%3BGonsalves%2C+Lou%3BHarrison%2C+Denise%3BHerbert%2C+Robin%3BLuft%2C+Benjamin%3BMarkowitz%2C+Steven+B%3BMoline%2C+Jacqueline%3BNiu%2C+Xiaoling%3BSacks%2C+Henry%3BShukla%2C+Gauri%3BUdasin%2C+Iris%3BLucchini%2C+Roberto+G%3BBoffetta%2C+Paolo%3BLandrigan%2C+Philip+J&rft.aulast=Solan&rft.aufirst=Samara&rft.date=2013-04-23&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=699&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205894 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - search and rescue; Prostate cancer; Trade; Thyroid; Standards; Dust; Occupational exposure; Cancer; Emergency medical services; USA, New Jersey; USA, Connecticut; USA, Pennsylvania; USA, New York DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205894 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - State Taxation of Internet Transactions AN - 1735653904; 2011-899474 AB - State and local governments are concerned that the expansion of e-commerce -- approximately 3.9 trillion dollars in 2012 -- is eroding their tax base. This concern arises in part because the US Supreme Court ruled out-of-state vendors are not required to collect sales taxes for states in which they (the vendors) do not have nexus. In hopes of stemming the potential loss of tax revenue, several states are participating in an initiative to simplify and coordinate their tax codes -- called the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement (SSUTA). Congress may allow states to require out-of-state vendors to collect taxes from resident customers. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 19 2013, 18 pp. AU - Maguire, Steven Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Sales KW - United States Supreme court KW - Use tax KW - Local government KW - Revenue KW - Regulation KW - Decision-making KW - Internet KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653904?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=Maguire%2C+Steven&rft.aulast=Maguire&rft.aufirst=Steven&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=State+Taxation+of+Internet+Transactions&rft.title=State+Taxation+of+Internet+Transactions&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R41853_130419.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R41853 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Residential Proximity to Methyl Bromide Use and Birth Outcomes in an Agricultural Population in California AN - 1677924685; 18211209 AB - Background: Methyl bromide, a fungicide often used in strawberry cultivation, is of concern for residents who live near agricultural applications because of its toxicity and potential for drift. Little is known about the effects of methyl bromide exposure during pregnancy. Objective: We investigated the relationship between residential proximity to methyl bromide use and birth outcomes. Methods: Participants were from the CHAMACOS (Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas) study (n = 442), a longitudinal cohort study examining the health effects of environmental exposures on pregnant women and their children in an agricultural community in northern California. Using data from the California Pesticide Use Reporting system, we employed a geographic information system to estimate the amount of methyl bromide applied within 5 km of a woman's residence during pregnancy. Multiple linear regression models were used to estimate associations between trimester-specific proximity to use and birth weight, length, head circumference, and gestational age. Results: High methyl bromide use (vs. no use) within 5 km of the home during the second trimester was negatively associated with birth weight ( beta = -113.1 g; CI: -218.1, -8.1), birth length ( beta = -0.85 cm; CI: -1.44, -0.27), and head circumference ( beta = -0.33 cm; CI: -0.67, 0.01). These outcomes were also associated with moderate methyl bromide use during the second trimester. Negative associations with fetal growth parameters were stronger when larger (5 km and 8 km) versus smaller (1 km and 3 km) buffer zones were used to estimate exposure. Conclusions: Residential proximity to methyl bromide use during the second trimester was associated with markers of restricted fetal growth in our study. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gemmill, Alison AU - Gunier, Robert B AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AU - Harley, Kim G AD - Department of Demography, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 SP - 737 EP - 743 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - birth outcomes KW - birth weight KW - fumigants KW - methyl bromide KW - pesticides KW - residential proximity KW - Birth KW - Estimates KW - Residential KW - Proximity KW - Health KW - Methyl bromide KW - Children KW - Pregnancy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677924685?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=Residential+Proximity+to+Methyl+Bromide+Use+and+Birth+Outcomes+in+an+Agricultural+Population+in+California&rft.au=Gemmill%2C+Alison%3BGunier%2C+Robert+B%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda%3BHarley%2C+Kim+G&rft.aulast=Gemmill&rft.aufirst=Alison&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=737&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205682 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205682 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Improving the Human Hazard Characterization of Chemicals: A Tox21 Update AN - 1660060476; 18970790 AB - Background: In 2008, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Toxicology Program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's National Center for Computational Toxicology, and the National Human Genome Research Institute/National Institutes of Health Chemical Genomics Center entered into an agreement on "high throughput screening, toxicity pathway profiling, and biological interpretation of findings." In 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined the collaboration, known informally as Tox21. Objectives: The Tox21 partners agreed to develop a vision and devise an implementation strategy to shift the assessment of chemical hazards away from traditional experimental animal toxicology studies to one based on target-specific, mechanism-based, biological observations largely obtained using in vitro assays. Discussion: Here we outline the efforts of the Tox21 partners up to the time the FDA joined the collaboration, describe the approaches taken to develop the science and technologies that are currently being used, assess the current status, and identify problems that could impede further progress as well as suggest approaches to address those problems. Conclusion: Tox21 faces some very difficult issues. However, we are making progress in integrating data from diverse technologies and end points into what is effectively a systems-biology approach to toxicology. This can be accomplished only when comprehensive knowledge is obtained with broad coverage of chemical and biological/toxicological space. The efforts thus far reflect the initial stage of an exceedingly complicated program, one that will likely take decades to fully achieve its goals. However, even at this stage, the information obtained has attracted the attention of the international scientific community, and we believe these efforts foretell the future of toxicology. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tice, Raymond R AU - Austin, Christopher P AU - Kavlock, Robert J AU - Bucher, John R AD - Division of the National Toxicology Program, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 SP - 756 EP - 765 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - chemical hazard characterization KW - computational biology KW - high throughput testing KW - in vitro models KW - systems biology KW - Tox21 KW - Hazards KW - Assessments KW - Human KW - Biological KW - Health KW - Toxicity KW - Drugs KW - Toxicology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660060476?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=Improving+the+Human+Hazard+Characterization+of+Chemicals%3A+A+Tox21+Update&rft.au=Tice%2C+Raymond+R%3BAustin%2C+Christopher+P%3BKavlock%2C+Robert+J%3BBucher%2C+John+R&rft.aulast=Tice&rft.aufirst=Raymond&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=756&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205784 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205784 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A C. elegans Screening Platform for the Rapid Assessment of Chemical Disruption of Germline Function AN - 1660052619; 18211208 AB - Background: Despite the developmental impact of chromosome segregation errors, we lack the tools to assess environmental effects on the integrity of the germline in animals. Objectives: We developed an assay in Caenorhabditis elegans that fluorescently marks aneuploid embryos after chemical exposure. Methods: We qualified the predictive value of the assay against chemotherapeutic agents as well as environmental compounds from the ToxCast Phase I library by comparing results from the C. elegans assay with the comprehensive mammalian in vivo end point data from the ToxRef database. Results: The assay was highly predictive of mammalian reproductive toxicities, with a 69% maximum balanced accuracy. We confirmed the effect of select compounds on germline integrity by monitoring germline apoptosis and meiotic progression. Conclusions: This C. elegans assay provides a comprehensive strategy for assessing environmental effects on germline function. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Allard, Patrick AU - Kleinstreuer, Nicole C AU - Knudsen, Thomas B AU - Colaiacovo, Monica P AD - Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 SP - 717 EP - 724 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - aneuploidy KW - C. elegans KW - chromosome segregation KW - germline KW - pesticides KW - Assaying KW - Databases KW - Biocompatibility KW - Integrity KW - Assessments KW - Segregations KW - Embryos KW - Toxicity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052619?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=A+C.+elegans+Screening+Platform+for+the+Rapid+Assessment+of+Chemical+Disruption+of+Germline+Function&rft.au=Allard%2C+Patrick%3BKleinstreuer%2C+Nicole+C%3BKnudsen%2C+Thomas+B%3BColaiacovo%2C+Monica+P&rft.aulast=Allard&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=717&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206301 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206301 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association between Blood Lead and Walking Speed in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 1999-2002) AN - 1660045537; 18211207 AB - Background: Walking speed is a simple and reliable measure of motor function that is negatively associated with adverse health events in older people, including falls, disability, hospital admissions, and mortality. Lead has adverse affects on human health, particularly on the vascular and neurological systems. Objective: We explored the hypothesis that lead is associated with slower walking speed. Methods: We used U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) cross-sectional data from 1999-2002. The time to walk 20 ft (walking speed) was measured among 1,795 men and 1,798 women greater than or equal to 50 years of age. The association between walking speed and quintiles of blood lead concentration was estimated separately in men and women using linear regression models adjusted for age, education, ethnicity, alcohol use, smoking status, height, and waist circumference. Results: Mean blood lead concentrations and walking speeds were 2.17 mu g/dL and 3.31 ft/sec in women, and 3.18 mu g/dL and 3.47 ft/sec in men, respectively. Among women, walking speed decreased with increasing quintiles of blood lead, resulting in an estimated mean value that was 0.11 ft/sec slower (95% CI: -0.19, -0.04; p-trend = 0.005) for women with blood lead concentrations in the highest versus lowest quintile. In contrast, lead was not associated with walking speed in men. Conclusion: Blood lead concentration was associated with decreased walking speed in women, but not in men. Our results contribute to the growing evidence that lead exposure, even at low levels, is detrimental to public health. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ji, John S AU - Elbaz, Alexis AU - Weisskopf, Marc G AD - Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 SP - 711 EP - 716 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - environmental epidemiology KW - gait speed KW - lead KW - NHANES KW - toxicant KW - walking speed KW - Blood KW - Age KW - Men KW - Disabilities KW - Regression KW - Walking KW - Health KW - Nutrition UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660045537?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+Blood+Lead+and+Walking+Speed+in+the+National+Health+and+Nutrition+Examination+Survey+%28NHANES+1999-2002%29&rft.au=Ji%2C+John+S%3BElbaz%2C+Alexis%3BWeisskopf%2C+Marc+G&rft.aulast=Ji&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=711&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205918 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205918 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Adverse Benzo[a]pyrene Effects on Neurodifferentiation Are Altered by Other Neurotoxicant Coexposures: Interactions with Dexamethasone, Chlorpyrifos, or Nicotine in PC12 Cells AN - 1492651610; 18970791 AB - Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are suspected developmental neurotoxicants, but human exposures typically occur in combination with other neurotoxic contaminants. Objective and Methods: We explored the effects of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) on neurodifferentiation in PC12 cells, in combination with a glucocorticoid (dexamethasone, used in preterm labor), an organophosphate pesticide (chlorpyrifos), or nicotine. Results: In cells treated with BaP alone, the transition from cell division to neurodifferentiation was suppressed, resulting in increased cell numbers at the expense of cell growth, neurite formation, and development of dopaminergic and cholinergic phenotypes. Dexamethasone enhanced the effect of BaP on cell numbers and altered the impact on neurotransmitter phenotypes. Whereas BaP alone shifted differentiation away from the cholinergic phenotype and toward the dopaminergic phenotype, the addition of dexamethasone along with BaP did the opposite. Chlorpyrifos coexposure augmented BaP inhibition of cell growth and enhanced the BaP-induced shift in phenotype toward a higher proportion of dopaminergic cells. Nicotine had no effect on BaP-induced changes in cell number or growth, but it synergistically enhanced the BaP suppression of differentiation into both dopaminergic and cholinergic phenotypes equally. Conclusion: Our results indicate that, although BaP can act directly as a developmental neurotoxicant, its impact is greatly modified by coexposure to other commonly encountered neurotoxicants from prenatal drug therapy, pesticides, or tobacco. Accordingly, neurodevelopmental effects attributable to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons may be quite different depending on which other agents are present and on their concentrations relative to each other. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Slotkin, Theodore A AU - Card, Jennifer AU - Seidler, Frederic J AD - Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/04/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 19 SP - 825 EP - 831 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 7 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - benzo[a]pyrene KW - chlorpyrifos KW - dexamethasone KW - neurodifferentiation KW - nicotine KW - organophosphate pesticides KW - PAHs KW - PC12 cells KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Dexamethasone KW - Prenatal experience KW - Organophosphates KW - Differentiation KW - Pheochromocytoma cells KW - Dopamine KW - Nicotine KW - Tobacco KW - Axonogenesis KW - Neurotransmitters KW - Drugs KW - Pesticides (organophosphorus) KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Cell number KW - Glucocorticoids KW - Chlorpyrifos KW - Cell division KW - Pesticides KW - Neurotoxicity KW - Benzo(a)pyrene KW - Contaminants KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse KW - H 5000:Pesticides KW - N3 11003:Developmental neuroscience KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492651610?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=Adverse+Benzo%5Ba%5Dpyrene+Effects+on+Neurodifferentiation+Are+Altered+by+Other+Neurotoxicant+Coexposures%3A+Interactions+with+Dexamethasone%2C+Chlorpyrifos%2C+or+Nicotine+in+PC12+Cells&rft.au=Slotkin%2C+Theodore+A%3BCard%2C+Jennifer%3BSeidler%2C+Frederic+J&rft.aulast=Slotkin&rft.aufirst=Theodore&rft.date=2013-04-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=825&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1306528 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Dexamethasone; Pesticides (organophosphorus); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Cell number; Glucocorticoids; Chlorpyrifos; Differentiation; Cell division; Dopamine; Pheochromocytoma cells; Nicotine; Neurotoxicity; Tobacco; Axonogenesis; Benzo(a)pyrene; Neurotransmitters; Contaminants; Drugs; Prenatal experience; Organophosphates; Pesticides DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1306528 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Toehold-mediated nonenzymatic DNA strand displacement as a platform for DNA genotyping. AN - 1328542670; 23548100 AB - Toehold-mediated DNA strand displacement provides unique advantages in the construction and manipulation of multidimensional DNA nanostructures as well as nucleic acid sequence analysis. We demonstrate a step change in the use of toehold-mediated DNA strand displacement reactions, where a double-stranded DNA duplex, containing a single-stranded toehold domain, enzymatically generated and then treated as a molecular target for analysis. The approach was successfully implemented for human DNA genotyping, such as gender identification where the amelogenin gene was used as a model target system, and detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms of human mitochondrial DNA. Kinetics of the strand displacement was monitored by the quenched Förster resonance energy transfer effect. JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society AU - Khodakov, Dmitriy A AU - Khodakova, Anastasia S AU - Linacre, Adrian AU - Ellis, Amanda V AD - Flinders Centre for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, S.A, 5001 Australia. dmitriy.khodakov@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04/17/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 17 SP - 5612 EP - 5619 VL - 135 IS - 15 KW - DNA Primers KW - 0 KW - DNA, Mitochondrial KW - DNA, Single-Stranded KW - Index Medicus KW - Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide KW - Base Sequence KW - DNA Primers -- genetics KW - Humans KW - Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer KW - DNA, Mitochondrial -- chemistry KW - DNA, Mitochondrial -- genetics KW - DNA, Single-Stranded -- genetics KW - DNA, Single-Stranded -- chemistry KW - Genotyping Techniques -- methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1328542670?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=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.atitle=Toehold-mediated+nonenzymatic+DNA+strand+displacement+as+a+platform+for+DNA+genotyping.&rft.au=Khodakov%2C+Dmitriy+A%3BKhodakova%2C+Anastasia+S%3BLinacre%2C+Adrian%3BEllis%2C+Amanda+V&rft.aulast=Khodakov&rft.aufirst=Dmitriy&rft.date=2013-04-17&rft.volume=135&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=5612&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+the+American+Chemical+Society&rft.issn=1520-5126&rft_id=info:doi/10.1021%2Fja310991r LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-10-21 N1 - Date created - 2013-04-17 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ja310991r ER - TY - BOOK T1 - An Overview of the 'Patent Trolls' Debate AN - 1735653949; 2011-899473 AB - Congress has recently demonstrated significant ongoing interest in litigation by 'patent assertion entities' (PAEs), which are colloquially known as 'patent trolls' and sometimes referred to as 'non-practicing entities' (NPEs). The PAE business model focuses not on developing or commercializing patented inventions but on buying and asserting patents, often against firms that have already begun using the claimed technology after developing it independently, unaware of the PAE patent. This report reviews the current debate and controversy surrounding PAEs and their effect on innovation, examines the rise in PAE litigation, and explores potential legislative options available to Congress. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 16 2013, 21 pp. AU - Yeh, Brian T Y1 - 2013/04/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 16 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Business KW - Inventions KW - Patents KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653949?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=2013-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=An+Overview+of+the+%27Patent+Trolls%27+Debate&rft.title=An+Overview+of+the+%27Patent+Trolls%27+Debate&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42668_130416.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42668 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Regulation of Broadcast Indecency: Background and Legal Analysis AN - 1735653842; 2011-899472 AB - This report discusses the legal evolution of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) indecency regulations, and provides an overview of how the current regulations have been applied. Two recent cases have considered to what extent broadcast indecency can be regulated before First Amendment rights are impermissibly infringed. Fleeting expletives and images like those in the Golden Globes and Super Bowl halftime show cases have been subject to government enforcement action, and those enforcement actions have been challenged as violations of the First Amendment. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 16 2013, 20 pp. AU - Ruane, Kathleen Ann Y1 - 2013/04/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 16 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Regulation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653842?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=2013-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Regulation+of+Broadcast+Indecency%3A+Background+and+Legal+Analysis&rft.title=Regulation+of+Broadcast+Indecency%3A+Background+and+Legal+Analysis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RL32222_130416.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL32222 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Changes to the Residential Mortgage Market: Legislation, Demographics, and Other Drivers AN - 1438603044; 2011-496434 AB - This report provides an overview of the changing residential mortgage market, focusing on trends in housing prices, homeownership, mortgage characteristics, and financing. It also examines legislation and regulations designed to promote the efficient functioning of the mortgage market. Congressional interest in residential mortgage markets has increased following the collapse of the housing bubble, government financial support to the mortgage market, and housing's perceived importance to the broader economic recovery. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Apr 16 2013, 28 pp. AU - Weiss, N Eric Y1 - 2013/04/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 16 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Real estate, property, and landlord and tenant law KW - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance KW - Business and service sector - Markets, marketing, and merchandising KW - Social conditions and policy - Housing KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Business and service sector - Business finance KW - Housing KW - Prices KW - Home ownership KW - Regulation KW - Economic stabilization KW - Markets KW - Demographics KW - Legislation KW - Mortgages KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438603044?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=Weiss%2C+N+Eric&rft.aulast=Weiss&rft.aufirst=N&rft.date=2013-04-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Changes+to+the+Residential+Mortgage+Market%3A+Legislation%2C+Demographics%2C+and+Other+Drivers&rft.title=Changes+to+the+Residential+Mortgage+Market%3A+Legislation%2C+Demographics%2C+and+Other+Drivers&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42571/2013-04-16/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42571 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - MicroRNA Expression in Response to Controlled Exposure to Diesel Exhaust: Attenuation by the Antioxidant N-Acetylcysteine in a Randomized Crossover Study AN - 1399919082; 18211205 AB - Background: Adverse health effects associated with diesel exhaust (DE) are thought to be mediated in part by oxidative stress, but the detailed mechanisms are largely unknown. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally and may respond to exposures such as DE. Objectives: We profiled peripheral blood cellular miRNAs in participants with mild asthma who were exposed to controlled DE with and without antioxidant supplementation. Methods: Thirteen participants with asthma underwent controlled inhalation of filtered air and DE in a double-blinded, randomized crossover study of three conditions: a) DE plus placebo (DEP), b) filtered air plus placebo (FAP), or c) DE with N-acetylcysteine supplementation (DEN). Total cellular RNA was extracted from blood drawn before exposure and 6 hr after exposure for miRNA profiling by the NanoString nCounter assay. MiRNAs significantly associated with DEP exposure and a predicted target [nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (NRF2)] as well as antioxidant enzyme genes were assessed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) for validation, and we also assessed the ability of N-acetylcysteine supplementation to block the effect of DE on these specific miRNAs. 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) was measured in plasma as a systemic oxidative stress marker. Results: Expression of miR-21, miR-30e, miR-215, and miR-144 was significantly associated with DEP. The change in miR-144 was validated by RT-qPCR. NRF2 and its downstream antioxidant genes [glutamate cysteine ligase catalytic subunit (GCLC) and NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)] were negatively associated with miR-144 levels. Increases in miR-144 and miR-21 were associated with plasma 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine 8-OHdG level and were blunted by antioxidant (i.e, DEN). Conclusions: Systemic miRNAs with plausible biological function are altered by acute moderate-dose DE exposure. Oxidative stress appears to mediate DE-associated changes in miR-144. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Yamamoto, Masatsugu AU - Singh, Amrit AU - Sava, Francesco AU - Pui, Mandy AU - Tebbutt, Scott J AU - Carlsten, Christopher AD - Department of Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Y1 - 2013/04/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 12 SP - 670 EP - 675 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - asthma KW - controlled diesel exhaust exposure KW - hsa-miR-144 KW - microRNA KW - N-acetylcysteine KW - NanoString nCounter assay KW - NRF2 KW - oxidative stress KW - peripheral blood KW - Inhalation KW - Antioxidants KW - Respiratory diseases KW - Supplementation KW - Gene expression KW - 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine KW - Oxidative stress KW - Acetylcysteine KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Downstream KW - miRNA KW - NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase KW - Enzymes KW - Asthma KW - Catalytic subunits KW - Peripheral blood KW - Exhausts KW - RNA KW - Cysteine KW - Diesel KW - NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone) KW - Glutamic acid KW - Post-transcription KW - Diesel engines KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - N 14810:Methods KW - H 4000:Food and Drugs KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919082?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=MicroRNA+Expression+in+Response+to+Controlled+Exposure+to+Diesel+Exhaust%3A+Attenuation+by+the+Antioxidant+N-Acetylcysteine+in+a+Randomized+Crossover+Study&rft.au=Yamamoto%2C+Masatsugu%3BSingh%2C+Amrit%3BSava%2C+Francesco%3BPui%2C+Mandy%3BTebbutt%2C+Scott+J%3BCarlsten%2C+Christopher&rft.aulast=Yamamoto&rft.aufirst=Masatsugu&rft.date=2013-04-12&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=670&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205963 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inhalation; Antioxidants; miRNA; Catalytic subunits; Asthma; Enzymes; NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase; Peripheral blood; Supplementation; Exhausts; 8-Hydroxydeoxyguanosine; Gene expression; RNA; Cysteine; Oxidative stress; Polymerase chain reaction; Acetylcysteine; NAD(P)H dehydrogenase (quinone); Diesel; Glutamic acid; Post-transcription; Downstream; Respiratory diseases; Diesel engines DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205963 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sulfated Metabolites of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Are High-Affinity Ligands for the Thyroid Hormone Transport Protein Transthyretin AN - 1399919022; 18211204 AB - Background: The displacement of l-thyroxine (T4) from binding sites on transthyretin (TTR) is considered a significant contributing mechanism in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-induced thyroid disruption. Previous research has discovered hydroxylated PCB metabolites (OH-PCBs) as high-affinity ligands for TTR, but the binding potential of conjugated PCB metabolites such as PCB sulfates has not been explored. Objectives: We evaluated the binding of five lower-chlorinated PCB sulfates to human TTR and compared their binding characteristics to those determined for their OH-PCB precursors and for T4. Methods: We used fluorescence probe displacement studies and molecular docking simulations to characterize the binding of PCB sulfates to TTR. The stability of PCB sulfates and the reversibility of these interactions were characterized by HPLC analysis of PCB sulfates after their binding to TTR. The ability of OH-PCBs to serve as substrates for human cytosolic sulfotransferase 1A1 (hSULT1A1) was assessed by OH-PCB-dependent formation of adenosine-3,5-diphosphate, an end product of the sulfation reaction. Results: All five PCB sulfates were able to bind to the high-affinity binding site of TTR with equilibrium dissociation constants (Kd values) in the low nanomolar range (4.8-16.8 nM), similar to that observed for T4 (4.7 nM). Docking simulations provided corroborating evidence for these binding interactions and indicated multiple high-affinity modes of binding. All OH-PCB precursors for these sulfates were found to be substrates for hSULT1A1. Conclusions: Our findings show that PCB sulfates are high-affinity ligands for human TTR and therefore indicate, for the first time, a potential relevance for these metabolites in PCB-induced thyroid disruption. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Grimm, Fabian A AU - Lehmler, Hans-Joachim AU - He, Xianran AU - Robertson, Larry W AU - Duffel, Michael W AD - Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Human Toxicology, Y1 - 2013/04/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 12 SP - 657 EP - 662 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - hydroxylated PCB KW - OH-PCB KW - PCB KW - PCB sulfates KW - polychlorinated biphenyl KW - sulfation KW - thyroid disruption KW - transthyretin KW - Sulfates KW - High-performance liquid chromatography KW - Protein transport KW - Fluorescence KW - Sulfotransferase KW - Thyroid KW - Simulation KW - Metabolites KW - Hormones KW - Sulfate KW - Thyroid hormones KW - polychlorinated biphenyls KW - Thyroxine KW - Proteins KW - Fluorescent indicators KW - PCB compounds KW - H 2000:Transportation KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919022?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=Sulfated+Metabolites+of+Polychlorinated+Biphenyls+Are+High-Affinity+Ligands+for+the+Thyroid+Hormone+Transport+Protein+Transthyretin&rft.au=Grimm%2C+Fabian+A%3BLehmler%2C+Hans-Joachim%3BHe%2C+Xianran%3BRobertson%2C+Larry+W%3BDuffel%2C+Michael+W&rft.aulast=Grimm&rft.aufirst=Fabian&rft.date=2013-04-12&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=657&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206198 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - High-performance liquid chromatography; Protein transport; transthyretin; Sulfotransferase; Fluorescence; Thyroid; Metabolites; Sulfate; Thyroid hormones; polychlorinated biphenyls; Thyroxine; Fluorescent indicators; PCB; Sulfates; Proteins; Simulation; Hormones; PCB compounds DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206198 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Broadband Deployment: Legal Issues for the Siting of Wireless Communications Facilities and Amendments to the Pole Attachment Rule AN - 1735655706; 2011-899471 AB - One of the primary tasks of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is to encourage the deployment of broadband throughout the US. Broadband technology is now available over a wide array of delivery systems including cable, wireless, telephone, and fiber optic networks. The FCC moved, in recent years, to ease some of the regulatory burdens inherent in erecting new broadband facilities within the current legal framework; and Congress has also taken steps to encourage the deployment of wireless facilities. This report discusses some of the important legal developments related to broadband facilities deployment. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 11 2013, 10 pp. AU - Ruane, Kathleen Ann Y1 - 2013/04/11/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 11 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Fiber optics KW - Telephone KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Regulation KW - Decision-making KW - Poles KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655706?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=2013-04-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Broadband+Deployment%3A+Legal+Issues+for+the+Siting+of+Wireless+Communications+Facilities+and+Amendments+to+the+Pole+Attachment+Rule&rft.title=Broadband+Deployment%3A+Legal+Issues+for+the+Siting+of+Wireless+Communications+Facilities+and+Amendments+to+the+Pole+Attachment+Rule&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RS20783_130411.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RS20783 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions AN - 1438600572; 2011-496435 AB - Published reports have suggested that in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Pentagon has expanded its counterterrorism intelligence activities as part of the war on terror. Some observers have asserted that the Department of Defense (DOD) may have been conducting certain kinds of counterterrorism intelligence activities that would statutorily qualify as "covert actions," and thus require a presidential finding and the notification of the congressional intelligence committees. Defense officials have asserted that none of DOD's current counterterrorism intelligence activities constitute covert action, and therefore, do not require a presidential finding and the notification of the intelligence committees. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Apr 10 2013, 10 pp. AU - Erwin, Marshall Curtis Y1 - 2013/04/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 10 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Social conditions and policy - Psychology KW - Education and education policy - Educational psychology and learning ability KW - International relations - International peace and security KW - Military and defense policy - National defense KW - International relations - War KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - Pentagon KW - Intelligence KW - Counterterrorism KW - War KW - Terrorists KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438600572?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=Erwin%2C+Marshall+Curtis&rft.aulast=Erwin&rft.aufirst=Marshall&rft.date=2013-04-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Covert+Action%3A+Legislative+Background+and+Possible+Policy+Questions&rft.title=Covert+Action%3A+Legislative+Background+and+Possible+Policy+Questions&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/RL33715/2013-04-10/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL33715 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - GEN T1 - Reauthorization of the FISA Amendments Act AN - 1679098580; SU00589 AB - Provides overview of electronic surveillance laws, and details procedures for targeting non-U.S. persons abroad without court order and Americans abroad with court order. AU - United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service AD - United States. Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service PY - 2013 SP - 13 KW - Americans KW - Electronic Communications Privacy Act (1986) KW - Electronic surveillance KW - Executive Order 12333 (1981) KW - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act (2008) KW - Terrorist Surveillance Program KW - United States Constitution. Fourth Amendment UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1679098580?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%3Adnsa_su&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=Reauthorization+of+the+FISA+Amendments+Act&rft.au=United+States.+Library+of+Congress.+Congressional+Research+Service&rft.aulast=United+States.+Library+of+Congress.+Congressional+Research+Service&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-04-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org. LA - English DB - Digital National Security Archive N1 - Name - United States. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court N1 - Publication note - National Security Archive. The Snowden Affair. Electronic Briefing Book 436, September 4, 2013, http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB436/ (previously published document) N1 - Analyte descriptor - NSA document type: Report ; Location of original: Available [Online]: Federation of American Scientists N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-14 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Berne Union: An Overview AN - 1641843301; 2011-760740 AB - The Berne Union, or the International Union of Credit and Investment Insurers, is an international organization comprised of more than 70 public and private sector members that represent both public and private segments of the export credit and investment insurance industry. The US is represented by the US Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and four private-sector firms and by one observer. The Berne Union and the Prague Club, facilitate cross-border trade by helping exporters mitigate risks through promoting internationally acceptable principles of export credit financing, strengthening the global financial structure, and facilitating foreign investments. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Apr 5 2013, 5 pp. AU - Jackson, James K Y1 - 2013/04/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 05 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Banking and public and private finance - Credit, loans, and personal finance KW - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities KW - Social conditions and policy - Associations and meetings KW - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises KW - Manufacturing and heavy industry - Industry and industrial policy KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - United States KW - Risk KW - Investments KW - Corporations KW - Foreign investments KW - Export-import bank of the United States KW - Credit KW - Clubs KW - Industry KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843301?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=2013-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Berne+Union%3A+An+Overview&rft.title=The+Berne+Union%3A+An+Overview&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22319.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. RS22319 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Positive Train Control (PTC): Overview and Policy Issues AN - 1504417599; 2011-564919 AB - Following several high-profile train incidents, Congress passed the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (RSIA08; P.L. 110-432), which mandated positive train control (PTC) on many passenger and freight railroads by December 31, 2015. The law does not describe PTC in technical terms, but defines it as a risk mitigation system that could prevent train incidents by automatically stopping trains when a collision or derailment is imminent. While PTC promises benefits in terms of safety, its implementation entails substantial costs and presents a variety of other policy-related issues. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Apr 5 2013, 17 pp. AU - Frittelli, John Y1 - 2013/04/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 05 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Railroads and rail transport KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Freight transport KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory KW - Cost KW - Risk KW - Railroads KW - Law KW - Freight transport KW - Benefits KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1504417599?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=Frittelli%2C+John&rft.aulast=Frittelli&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Positive+Train+Control+%28PTC%29%3A+Overview+and+Policy+Issues&rft.title=Positive+Train+Control+%28PTC%29%3A+Overview+and+Policy+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42637/2013-04-05/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42637 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - State Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: Selected Legal Issues AN - 1504417259; 2011-564920 AB - This report summarizes the Washington and Colorado marijuana legalization laws and evaluates whether, or the extent to which, they may be preempted by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) or by international agreements. It also highlights potential responses to these recent legalization initiatives by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and identifies other noncriminal consequences that marijuana users may face under federal law. Finally, the report closes with a description of legislative proposals introduced in the 113th Congress relating to the treatment of marijuana under federal law. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Apr 5 2013, 29 pp. AU - Garvey, Todd AU - Yeh, Brian T Y1 - 2013/04/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 05 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Social conditions and policy - Drinking, smoking, and drug addiction KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - United States KW - Law KW - Colorado KW - Marijuana KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1504417259?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=Garvey%2C+Todd%3BYeh%2C+Brian+T&rft.aulast=Garvey&rft.aufirst=Todd&rft.date=2013-04-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=State+Legalization+of+Recreational+Marijuana%3A+Selected+Legal+Issues&rft.title=State+Legalization+of+Recreational+Marijuana%3A+Selected+Legal+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R43034/2013-04-05/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R43034 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - 'Amazon Laws' and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis AN - 1735655967; 2011-899470 AB - As more and more purchases are made over the Internet and states experience more and more fiscal distress, states are looking for new ways to collect taxes for sales generated online. If the seller does not have a constitutionally sufficient connection (nexus) to the state, then the seller is under no enforceable obligation to collect a use tax. The purchaser, on the other hand, is still generally responsible for paying the use tax, but the rate of compliance is low. This report provides a constitutional analysis of various attempts by states to collect taxes on Internet sales. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Apr 3 2013, 13 pp. AU - Lunder, Erika K AU - Pettit, Carol A Y1 - 2013/04/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 03 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Taxation KW - Sales KW - Use tax KW - Law KW - Internet KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655967?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=Lunder%2C+Erika+K%3BPettit%2C+Carol+A&rft.aulast=Lunder&rft.aufirst=Erika&rft.date=2013-04-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=%27Amazon+Laws%27+and+Taxation+of+Internet+Sales%3A+Constitutional+Analysis&rft.title=%27Amazon+Laws%27+and+Taxation+of+Internet+Sales%3A+Constitutional+Analysis&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42629_130403.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42629 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genetic and Non-genetic Predictors of LINE-1 Methylation in Leukocyte DNA AN - 1399919169; 18211216 AB - Background: Altered DNA methylation has been associated with various diseases. Objective: We evaluated the association between levels of methylation in leukocyte DNA at long interspersed nuclear element 1 (LINE-1) and genetic and non-genetic characteristics of 892 control participants from the Spanish Bladder Cancer/EPICURO study. Methods: We determined LINE-1 methylation levels by pyrosequencing. Individual data included demographics, smoking status, nutrient intake, toenail concentrations of 12 trace elements, xenobiotic metabolism gene variants, and 515 polymorphisms among 24 genes in the one-carbon metabolism pathway. To assess the association between LINE-1 methylation levels (percentage of methylated cytosines) and potential determinants, we estimated beta coefficients ( beta s) by robust linear regression. Results: Women had lower levels of LINE-1 methylation than men ( beta = -0.7, p = 0.02). Persons who smoked blond tobacco showed lower methylation than nonsmokers ( beta = -0.7, p = 0.03). Arsenic toenail concentration was inversely associated with LINE-1 methylation ( beta = -3.6, p = 0.003). By contrast, iron ( beta = 0.002, p = 0.009) and nickel ( beta = 0.02, p = 0.004) were positively associated with LINE-1 methylation. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in DNMT3A (rs7581217-per allele, beta = 0.3, p = 0.002), TCN2 (rs9606756-GG, beta = 1.9, p = 0.008; rs4820887-AA, beta = 4.0, p = 4.8 10-7; rs9621049-TT, beta = 4.2, p = 4.7 10-9), AS3MT (rs7085104-GG, beta = 0.7, p = 0.001), SLC19A1 (rs914238, TC vs. TT: beta = 0.5 and CC vs. TT: beta = -0.3, global p = 0.0007) and MTHFS (rs1380642, CT vs. CC: beta = 0.3 and TT vs. CC; beta = -0.8, global p = 0.05) were associated with LINE-1 methylation. Conclusions: We identified several characteristics, environmental factors, and common genetic variants that predicted DNA methylation among study participants. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tajuddin, Salman M AU - Amaral, Andre FS AU - Fernandez, Agustin F AU - Rodriguez-Rodero, Sandra AU - Rodriguez, Ramon Maria AU - Moore, Lee E AU - Tardon, Adonina AU - Carrato, Alfredo AU - Garcia-Closas, Montserrat AU - Silverman, Debra T AU - Jackson, Brian P AU - Garcia-Closas, Reina AU - Cook, Ashley L AU - Cantor, Kenneth P AU - Chanock, Stephen AU - Kogevinas, Manolis AU - Rothman, Nathaniel AU - Real, Francisco X AU - Fraga, Mario F AU - Malats, Nuria AD - Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology Group, Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), Madrid, Spain Y1 - 2013/04/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 03 SP - 650 EP - 656 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biochemistry Abstracts 2: Nucleic Acids; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - DNA methylation KW - epigenetics KW - LINE-1 KW - one-carbon metabolism gene variants KW - smoking KW - trace elements KW - Toenail KW - Gene polymorphism KW - Nickel KW - Nutrients KW - Environmental factors KW - Trace elements KW - Demography KW - Cytosine KW - Smoking KW - Tobacco KW - Arsenic KW - Data processing KW - Urinary bladder KW - Leukocytes KW - Cancer KW - Single-nucleotide polymorphism KW - DNA KW - Iron KW - Metabolism KW - G 07880:Human Genetics KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety KW - N 14820:DNA Metabolism & Structure KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919169?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=Genetic+and+Non-genetic+Predictors+of+LINE-1+Methylation+in+Leukocyte+DNA&rft.au=Tajuddin%2C+Salman+M%3BAmaral%2C+Andre+FS%3BFernandez%2C+Agustin+F%3BRodriguez-Rodero%2C+Sandra%3BRodriguez%2C+Ramon+Maria%3BMoore%2C+Lee+E%3BTardon%2C+Adonina%3BCarrato%2C+Alfredo%3BGarcia-Closas%2C+Montserrat%3BSilverman%2C+Debra+T%3BJackson%2C+Brian+P%3BGarcia-Closas%2C+Reina%3BCook%2C+Ashley+L%3BCantor%2C+Kenneth+P%3BChanock%2C+Stephen%3BKogevinas%2C+Manolis%3BRothman%2C+Nathaniel%3BReal%2C+Francisco+X%3BFraga%2C+Mario+F%3BMalats%2C+Nuria&rft.aulast=Tajuddin&rft.aufirst=Salman&rft.date=2013-04-03&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=650&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206068 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Toenail; Arsenic; Data processing; Urinary bladder; Gene polymorphism; Leukocytes; Nickel; Nutrients; Environmental factors; Cancer; Trace elements; Demography; Smoking; Cytosine; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Tobacco; DNA methylation; Iron; Metabolism; DNA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206068 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determinants and Within-Person Variability of Urinary Cadmium Concentrations among Women in Northern California AN - 1399919165; 18211215 AB - Background: Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Urinary Cd (U-Cd) concentration is considered a biomarker of long-term exposure. Objectives: Our objectives were to evaluate the within-person correlation among repeat samples and to identify predictors of U-Cd concentrations. Methods: U-Cd concentrations (micrograms per liter) were measured in 24-hr urine samples collected from 296 women enrolled in the California Teachers Study in 2000 and a second 24-hr sample collected 3-9 months later from 141 of the participants. Lifestyle and sociodemographic characteristics were obtained via questionnaires. The Total Diet Study database was used to quantify dietary cadmium intake based on a food frequency questionnaire. We estimated environmental cadmium emissions near participants' residences using a geographic information system. Results: The geometric mean U-Cd concentration was 0.27 mu g/L and the range was 0.1-3.6 mu g/L. The intraclass correlation among repeat samples from an individual was 0.50. The use of a single 24-hr urine specimen to characterize Cd exposure in a case-control study would result in an observed odds ratio of 1.4 for a true odds ratio of 2.0. U-Cd concentration increased with creatinine, age, and lifetime pack-years of smoking among ever smokers or lifetime intensity-years of passive smoking among nonsmokers, whereas it decreased with greater alcohol consumption and number of previous pregnancies. These factors explained 42-44% of the variability in U-Cd concentrations. Conclusion: U-Cd levels varied with several individual characteristics, and a single measurement of U-Cd in a 24-hr sample did not accurately reflect medium- to long-term body burden. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Gunier, Robert B AU - Horn-Ross, Pamela L AU - Canchola, Alison J AU - Duffy, Christine N AU - Reynolds, Peggy AU - Hertz, Andrew AU - Garcia, Erika AU - Rull, Rudolph P AD - Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/04/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Apr 03 SP - 643 EP - 649 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - cadmium KW - biomarkers KW - diet KW - exposure science KW - GIS KW - Age KW - Heavy metals KW - Food KW - Remote sensing KW - Morbidity KW - Smoking KW - Emissions KW - Cadmium KW - USA, California KW - Ethanol KW - Bioindicators KW - Diets KW - Metals KW - Alcohol KW - Mortality KW - Inventories KW - Body burden KW - Pregnancy KW - Databases KW - Passive smoking KW - Creatinine KW - Urine KW - Females KW - Geographic information systems KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION 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/1399919165?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=Determinants+and+Within-Person+Variability+of+Urinary+Cadmium+Concentrations+among+Women+in+Northern+California&rft.au=Gunier%2C+Robert+B%3BHorn-Ross%2C+Pamela+L%3BCanchola%2C+Alison+J%3BDuffy%2C+Christine+N%3BReynolds%2C+Peggy%3BHertz%2C+Andrew%3BGarcia%2C+Erika%3BRull%2C+Rudolph+P&rft.aulast=Gunier&rft.aufirst=Robert&rft.date=2013-04-03&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=643&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205524 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Inventories; Mortality; Age; Heavy metals; Food; biomarkers; Morbidity; Pregnancy; Smoking; Databases; Creatinine; Passive smoking; Urine; Cadmium; Geographic information systems; Ethanol; Bioindicators; Alcohol; Metals; Body burden; Remote sensing; Emissions; Females; USA, California DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205524 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Surface Bound Amine Functional Group Density Influences Embryonic Stem Cell Maintenance AN - 1776670828; PQ0002753978 AB - Gradient surfaces are highly effective tools to screen and optimize cell- surface interactions. Here, the response of embryonic stem (ES) cell colonies to plasma polymer gradient surfaces is investigated. Surface chemistry ranged from pure allylamine (AA) plasma polymer on one end of the gradient to pure octadiene (OD) plasma polymer on the other end. Optimal surface chemistry conditions for retention of pluripotency were identified. Expression of the stem cell markers alkaline phosphatase (AP) and Oct4 varied with the position of the ES cell colonies across the OD-AA plasma polymer gradient. Both markers were more strongly retained on the OD plasma polymer rich regions of the gradients. The observed variation of expression across the plasma polymer gradient increased with duration of stem cell culture. While maximum cell adhesion to the gradient substrate occurred at a nitrogen- to-carbon (N/C ratio) of approximately 0.1, Oct4 and AP expression was best retained at an N/C ratio < 0.04. Stem cell marker expression correlated with colony size and morphology: more compact, multilayered colonies with prominent F-actin staining arose as the N/C ratio decreased. Disruption of actin polymerization using Y-27632 ROCK inhibitor resulted in a collapse of the multilayer colony structure into monolayers with limited cell-cell contact. A corresponding decrease in expression of AP and Oct4 was observed. Oct4 expression along with 3D colony morphology was partially rescued on the OD plasma polymer rich regions of the gradient. A surface chemistry gradient reveals the sensitivity of embryonic stem cell behavior to amine functional group density on the underlying substrate. On a single surface, a range of octadiene/allylamine plasma co-polymer ratios are screened for support of cell attachment and stem cell marker expression. Optimal surface chemistry conditions are able to partly override differentiation induced by cytoskeletal disruption. JF - Advanced Healthcare Materials AU - Harding, Frances AU - Goreham, Renee AU - Short, Robert AU - Vasilev, Krasimir AU - Voelcker, Nicolas H AD - Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 585 EP - 590 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 2 IS - 4 SN - 2192-2640, 2192-2640 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Polymerization KW - Cell culture KW - Cell adhesion KW - Cytoskeleton KW - Differentiation KW - amines KW - Colonies KW - Stem cells KW - Alkaline phosphatase KW - Embryo cells KW - Cytology KW - Actin KW - Oct-4 protein KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1776670828?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=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.atitle=Surface+Bound+Amine+Functional+Group+Density+Influences+Embryonic+Stem+Cell+Maintenance&rft.au=Harding%2C+Frances%3BGoreham%2C+Renee%3BShort%2C+Robert%3BVasilev%2C+Krasimir%3BVoelcker%2C+Nicolas+H&rft.aulast=Harding&rft.aufirst=Frances&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=585&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.issn=21922640&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fadhm.201200119 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Polymerization; Cell culture; Cell adhesion; Cytoskeleton; Differentiation; Stem cells; Colonies; amines; Alkaline phosphatase; Embryo cells; Cytology; Actin; Oct-4 protein DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201200119 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stem Cells: Surface Bound Amine Functional Group Density Influences Embryonic Stem Cell Maintenance (Adv. Healthcare Mater. 4/2013) AN - 1776662512; PQ0002753971 AB - The back cover image shows an octadiene-allylamine plasma polymer gradient surface with colonies of embryonic stem cells attached, as described by Nicolas H. Voelcker and co-workers . Stem cell colonies spread out on regions of the surface with higher amine group density, differentiating into more mature cell types. In contrast, smaller rounded colonies, consisting of proliferating stem cells, form high methyl group density areas. JF - Advanced Healthcare Materials AU - Harding, Frances AU - Goreham, Renee AU - Short, Robert AU - Vasilev, Krasimir AU - Voelcker, Nicolas H AD - Mawson Institute, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 624 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 2 IS - 4 SN - 2192-2640, 2192-2640 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Stem cells KW - Colonies KW - amines KW - Embryo cells KW - W 30910:Imaging UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1776662512?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=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.atitle=Stem+Cells%3A+Surface+Bound+Amine+Functional+Group+Density+Influences+Embryonic+Stem+Cell+Maintenance+%28Adv.+Healthcare+Mater.+4%2F2013%29&rft.au=Harding%2C+Frances%3BGoreham%2C+Renee%3BShort%2C+Robert%3BVasilev%2C+Krasimir%3BVoelcker%2C+Nicolas+H&rft.aulast=Harding&rft.aufirst=Frances&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=624&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Advanced+Healthcare+Materials&rft.issn=21922640&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fadhm.201370020 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2016-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - amines; Colonies; Stem cells; Embryo cells DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201370020 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Gastroenteritis at a Diarrheal Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1996-2011 AN - 1647018032; 21172040 AB - Data on non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) infection in South Asia are limited. We used data gathered prospectively from 1996 to 2011 as part of a hospital surveillance system in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to identify diarrheal patients with NTS isolated from stool. NTS was isolated in 1.3% (468 of 37,439) of diarrheal patients; 47% of total cases of NTS were in children or = 60 years) had the highest isolation rates. NTS isolation peaked in the monsoon months of July and August. Over the study period, rates of multidrug resistance decreased, whereas rates of decreased susceptibility to ciprofloxacin increased. Compared with control patients, NTS patients were older and wealthier; however, no differences in type of housing or exposure to animals were found. NTS patients had increased inflammatory cells in stool and required more fluid resuscitation. JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene AU - Leung, Daniel T AU - Das, Sumon K AU - Malek, M A AU - Ahmed, Dilruba AU - Khanam, Farhana AU - Qadri, Firdausi AU - Faruque, A S G AU - Ryan, Edward T AD - Division of Infectious Diseases, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts; Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; Centre for Nutrition and Food Security, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), Dhaka, Bangladesh; Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts; Centre for Vaccine Sciences, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh, dleung@icddrb.org Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 661 EP - 669 PB - American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 60 Revere Drive, Suite 500 Northbrook IL 60062 United States VL - 88 IS - 4 SN - 0002-9637, 0002-9637 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Data processing KW - Diarrhea KW - Housing KW - Anadromous species KW - Surveillance and enforcement KW - Children KW - Infection KW - Inflammation KW - Ciprofloxacin KW - Geriatrics KW - Multidrug resistance KW - Asia KW - Feces KW - Solitary tract nucleus KW - Gastroenteritis KW - Hygiene KW - Salmonella KW - Bangladesh KW - Hospitals KW - Monsoons KW - K 03400:Human Diseases KW - Q1 08484:Species interactions: parasites and diseases KW - J 02400:Human Diseases KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1647018032?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=American+Journal+of+Tropical+Medicine+and+Hygiene&rft.atitle=Non-Typhoidal+Salmonella+Gastroenteritis+at+a+Diarrheal+Hospital+in+Dhaka%2C+Bangladesh%2C+1996-2011&rft.au=Leung%2C+Daniel+T%3BDas%2C+Sumon+K%3BMalek%2C+M+A%3BAhmed%2C+Dilruba%3BKhanam%2C+Farhana%3BQadri%2C+Firdausi%3BFaruque%2C+A+S+G%3BRyan%2C+Edward+T&rft.aulast=Leung&rft.aufirst=Daniel&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=88&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=661&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+Journal+of+Tropical+Medicine+and+Hygiene&rft.issn=00029637&rft_id=info:doi/10.4269%2Fajtmh.12-0672 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Anadromous species; Surveillance and enforcement; Hygiene; Monsoons; Diarrhea; Data processing; Housing; Infection; Children; Inflammation; Ciprofloxacin; Geriatrics; Multidrug resistance; Gastroenteritis; Solitary tract nucleus; Feces; Hospitals; Salmonella; Asia; Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.12-0672 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Numerical simulation of the influence of the orifice aperture on the flow around a teeth-shaped obstacle AN - 1622601752; 20859076 AB - The sound generated during the production of the sibilant [s] results from the impact of a turbulent jet on the incisors. Several geometric characteristics of the oral tract can affect the properties of the flow-induced noise so that the characterization of the influence of different geometric parameters on the acoustic sources properties allows determining control factors of the noise production. In this study, a simplified vocal tract/teeth geometric model is used to numerically investigate the flow around a teeth-shaped obstacle placed in a channel and to analyze the influence of the aperture at the teeth on the spectral properties of the fluctuating pressure force exerted on the surface of the obstacle, which is at the origin of the dipole sound source. The results obtained for Re = 4000 suggest that the aperture of the constriction formed by the teeth modifies the characteristics of the turbulent jet downstream of the teeth. Thus, the variations of the flow due to the modification of the constriction aperture lead to variations of the spectral properties of the sound source even if the levels predicted are lower than during the production of real sibilant fricative. JF - Fluid Dynamics Research AU - Cisonni, J AU - Nozaki, K AU - Van Hirtum, A AU - Grandchamp, X AU - Wada, S AD - The Center for Advanced Medical Engineering and Informatics, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan; Fluid Dynamics Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia, julien.cisonni@gmx.com Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 1 EP - 19 PB - IOP Publishing VL - 45 IS - 2 SN - 0169-5983, 0169-5983 KW - ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Teeth KW - Orifices KW - Hydrodynamics KW - Acoustics KW - Model Studies KW - Channels KW - Numerical analysis KW - Noise KW - Fluid dynamics KW - Sounds KW - Downstream KW - Sound sources KW - AQ 00001:Water Resources and Supplies KW - Q2 09205:Noise and bioacoustics KW - SW 5010:Network design UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1622601752?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=Fluid+Dynamics+Research&rft.atitle=Numerical+simulation+of+the+influence+of+the+orifice+aperture+on+the+flow+around+a+teeth-shaped+obstacle&rft.au=Cisonni%2C+J%3BNozaki%2C+K%3BVan+Hirtum%2C+A%3BGrandchamp%2C+X%3BWada%2C+S&rft.aulast=Cisonni&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Fluid+Dynamics+Research&rft.issn=01695983&rft_id=info:doi/10.1088%2F0169-5983%2F45%2F2%2F025505 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Teeth; Numerical analysis; Fluid dynamics; Sound sources; Channels; Orifices; Hydrodynamics; Acoustics; Noise; Sounds; Downstream; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0169-5983/45/2/025505 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Academic library use and student retention: A quantitative analysis AN - 1550993806; 201406930 AB - A key component of Vincent Tinto's model of retention is the importance of student integration in the academic institution. Library use can be regarded as a form of integration within such institutions. A quantitative approach was applied to demonstrate how institutional data can be combined to examine library use and retention at a single institution. Undergraduate student and library use data were analyzed to identify results that suggested associations between library use and student retention. Library use was measured by log-ins to electronic resources, as well as borrowing from the library. The undergraduate students enrolled for the first time in 2010 comprised the population, Sub-group student characteristics, age and socioeconomic status, underwent further analysis. The findings show retained students log-in to authenticated resources and borrow from the library at higher rates than withdrawn students. Mature age students withdraw from the university at higher rates than younger students. Log-ins to authenticated resources increase as students progress over time through their university programs. No notable associations were found among socioeconomic background, library use, and retention. For the institution, these findings can inform the development of library services to target specific student groups on the basis that higher library use may lead to improved integration and retention. In addition, the study describes a research design that is replicable in other institutions and contributes to library use and retention literature. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library & Information Science Research AU - Haddow, Gaby AD - Department of Information Studies, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845 Western Australia, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 127 EP - 136 PB - Elsevier, Inc. VL - 35 IS - 2 SN - 0740-8188, 0740-8188 KW - Higher education KW - Retention KW - Use KW - Academic libraries KW - Models KW - article KW - 1.13: LIS - RESEARCH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1550993806?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=Library+%26+Information+Science+Research&rft.atitle=Academic+library+use+and+student+retention%3A+A+quantitative+analysis&rft.au=Haddow%2C+Gaby&rft.aulast=Haddow&rft.aufirst=Gaby&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=127&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+%26+Information+Science+Research&rft.issn=07408188&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.lisr.2012.12.002 LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - LISRDH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Models; Retention; Higher education; Use; Academic libraries DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2012.12.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Conference Report: Seventh IUdin Readings, Krasnoiarsk, Siberia, October 9-12, 2012 AN - 1496968939; 201400145 AB - The article describes a conference held in Krasnoiarsk, Siberia, Russia, October 9-12, 2012, devoted to Russian bibliography, book studies, and the library collections of Gennadii Vasil'evich IUdin (1840-1912). Adapted from the source document. JF - Slavic & East European Information Resources AU - Leich, Harold M AD - European Division, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA hlei@loc.gov Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 198 EP - 204 PB - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA VL - 14 IS - 2-3 SN - 1522-8886, 1522-8886 KW - Gennadii Vasil'evich IUdin, Yudin, Russian book studies, Russian book collections, Krasnoiarsk, Siberia, conference KW - Bibliography KW - Conferences KW - Russian language KW - article KW - 1.12: LIS - CONFERENCES UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1496968939?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=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.atitle=Conference+Report%3A+Seventh+IUdin+Readings%2C+Krasnoiarsk%2C+Siberia%2C+October+9-12%2C+2012&rft.au=Leich%2C+Harold+M&rft.aulast=Leich&rft.aufirst=Harold&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=2-3&rft.spage=198&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.issn=15228886&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F15228886.2013.807454 LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Conferences; Bibliography; Russian language DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2013.807454 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Floodplain woodland structure and condition: the relative influence of flood history and surrounding irrigation land use intensity in contrasting regions of a dryland river AN - 1434020616; 18488392 AB - Forecast changes in irrigation practices and climate are likely to result in changes to surface and ground water availability for floodplain woodland remnants; however, the potential effects of such changes are poorly understood, with implications for management of woodland remnants for long-term biodiversity persistence. This paper examines Eucalyptus largiflorens floodplain woodland structure and condition in two contrasting regions within the same catchment. It assesses the effects of varying levels of irrigation land use intensity surrounding woodland sites and of flood history within sites, testing the following propositions: (i) floodplain woodlands with greater intensity of surrounding irrigation land use will be in worse condition and have less structural complexity than other floodplain woodlands; (ii) floodplain woodlands with flood histories closer to 'natural' regimes will be in better condition and will have greater structural complexity than other floodplain woodlands. This paper demonstrates that where groundwater tables have fallen, rainfall is in deficit and surface flooding occurs less than once every two years, E.largiflorens trees will be in poor condition and are more likely to die. In the absence of sufficient rainfall and groundwater, more frequent flooding is required to maintain E.largiflorens in good condition (less crown death and greater crown density) than would normally be required. Irrigation land use intensity affects variables that create habitat complexity in woodlands, such as the presence of old and young trees, and the abundance of shrubs such as lignum and Sclerolaena. Flow regimes (particularly prior wetting frequency) affect both structure and condition. These results have implications for understanding and management of elements of biodiversity dependent upon the resources provided by floodplain woodlands. They emphasize the importance of maintaining healthy black box remnants in irrigation areas for biodiversity persistence, and suggest that rehabilitation of black box communities in the Lowbidgee using managed flooding could bring significant biodiversity benefits to the region. Copyright [copy 2012 CSIRO JF - Ecohydrology AU - McGinness, Heather M AU - Arthur, Anthony D AU - Davies, Micah AU - McIntyre, Sue AD - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box1700, Canberra City, ACT, 2601, Australia. Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 201 EP - 213 PB - John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Baffins Lane Chichester W. Sussex PO19 1UD United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1936-0584, 1936-0584 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Eucalyptus largiflorens KW - flooding KW - land use KW - groundwater KW - Murrumbidgee KW - Land Use KW - Historical account KW - Resource management KW - Trees KW - Rainfall KW - Abundance KW - Biological diversity KW - Flood Irrigation KW - Rivers KW - Irrigation KW - Habitat KW - Land use KW - Flood Plains KW - Water management KW - Flooding KW - Groundwater KW - Catchment area KW - Biodiversity KW - History KW - Floods KW - Ground water KW - Shrubs KW - Rehabilitation KW - Climate KW - Flood plains KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - Q2 09242:Observations and measurements at sea KW - AQ 00007:Industrial Effluents KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - SW 0840:Groundwater UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434020616?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=Ecohydrology&rft.atitle=Floodplain+woodland+structure+and+condition%3A+the+relative+influence+of+flood+history+and+surrounding+irrigation+land+use+intensity+in+contrasting+regions+of+a+dryland+river&rft.au=McGinness%2C+Heather+M%3BArthur%2C+Anthony+D%3BDavies%2C+Micah%3BMcIntyre%2C+Sue&rft.aulast=McGinness&rft.aufirst=Heather&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=201&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ecohydrology&rft.issn=19360584&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Feco.1259 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catchment area; Resource management; Flood plains; Floods; Water management; Irrigation; Flooding; Biodiversity; Land use; Shrubs; Rivers; Rehabilitation; Trees; Rainfall; Abundance; Climate; Habitat; Ground water; Historical account; Biological diversity; Groundwater; Land Use; Flood Plains; History; Flood Irrigation; Eucalyptus largiflorens DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/eco.1259 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Study on the Differences of Eco-physiological Characteristics of Male and Female Rhus typhina AN - 1430848962; 18425607 AB - In order to compare the differences in eco-physiological characteristics between male and female plants and to further understand the ecological adaptability of Rhus typhina Linn., the diurnal variations of photosynthetic parameters and the fluorescence characteristics of male and female plants were determined respectively with photosynthesis system (CIRAS-2) and portable chlorophyll fluorometer (PAM-2100). The relative chlorophyll content was determined with relative chlorophyll content determination (SPAD-502). The length and width of leaf were measured with ruler. The results showed that the SPAD of male was greater than that of the female by 9.6%. The diurnal variation of net photosynthetic rate of male and female plants showed obvious midday depression. The daily mean of net photosynthetic rate of male plant was greater than that of the female by 22.7%, and there was significant difference between them. The daily means of transpiration rate was greater than that of the female by 18.5%. The water use efficiency of male plant was 2.3 mu mol times mmol super(-1), which was greater than that of the female by 21.7%, and there was significant differences between them. The diurnal variations of light use efficiency of male and female plants were similar but the light use efficiency of male was higher. The F sub(v)/F sub(m) of male plant was higher than 0.76 and was higher than that of the female during the measurement period. The female reduced to the lowest which was 0.69 at 13:00 p.m. Both the leaf length and width of female were smaller, but the ratio of length and width was greater compared with the male, and there was significant difference between them. The net photosynthetic rate, water use efficiency and light use efficiency of male were higher than that of female. and it had stronger adaptability to environment. JF - Forest Research AU - Li, G-H AU - Wen, G-S AU - Zhang, M-R AU - Zhou, Z-F AD - Institute of Desertification Studies, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing 100091, China, congress_li@163.com Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 263 EP - 268 VL - 26 IS - 2 SN - 1001-1498, 1001-1498 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - Diurnal variations KW - Water use KW - Chlorophyll KW - Adaptability KW - Fluorescence KW - Rhus typhina KW - Photosynthesis KW - Males KW - Forests KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1430848962?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=Forest+Research&rft.atitle=Study+on+the+Differences+of+Eco-physiological+Characteristics+of+Male+and+Female+Rhus+typhina&rft.au=Li%2C+G-H%3BWen%2C+G-S%3BZhang%2C+M-R%3BZhou%2C+Z-F&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=G-H&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=26&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=263&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Forest+Research&rft.issn=10011498&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - Chinese DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Water use; Diurnal variations; Adaptability; Chlorophyll; Fluorescence; Photosynthesis; Males; Forests; Rhus typhina ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Reciprocity in Caring Labor: Nurses' Work in Residential Aged Care in Australia AN - 1429629397; 201339250 AB - Feminist economists identify reciprocity as a motivation for both paid and unpaid caring work. In general, reciprocity describes people responding to each other in similar ways, either benevolently or harmfully. The quality of care is potentially increased when care relationships are motivated by positive and generalized forms of reciprocity and decreased with negative forms of reciprocity. This study draws on nursing literature and two qualitative studies in Australian residential aged care facilities, conducted in 2002-3 and 2009, to identify a new form called "professional reciprocity." This form of reciprocity involves deliberate and skilled relational work by nurses to facilitate mutual and interdependent exchanges with care recipients that are beneficial to both care recipients and nurses. This study argues that professional reciprocity, as a skill that can be taught, is important for achieving quality care and workers' job satisfaction. Adapted from the source document. JF - Feminist Economics AU - Adams, Valerie AU - Sharp, Rhonda AD - University of South Australia -- Hawke Research Institute, GPO Box 2471 Adelaide, South Australia, 5001, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 100 EP - 121 PB - Taylor & Francis, Abingdon UK VL - 19 IS - 2 SN - 1354-5701, 1354-5701 KW - Workers KW - Job Satisfaction KW - Economists KW - Motivation KW - Quality of Health Care KW - Nurses KW - Feminism KW - Australia KW - Reciprocity KW - article KW - 2959: feminist/gender studies; feminist studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429629397?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=Feminist+Economics&rft.atitle=Reciprocity+in+Caring+Labor%3A+Nurses%27+Work+in+Residential+Aged+Care+in+Australia&rft.au=Adams%2C+Valerie%3BSharp%2C+Rhonda&rft.aulast=Adams&rft.aufirst=Valerie&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=100&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Feminist+Economics&rft.issn=13545701&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13545701.2013.767982 LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - FEECFE N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reciprocity; Nurses; Australia; Quality of Health Care; Feminism; Job Satisfaction; Motivation; Workers; Economists DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13545701.2013.767982 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Internet Sexual Offending: Overview of Potential Contributing Factors and Intervention Strategies AN - 1373492629; 201312643 AB - As Internet accessibility and use increase dramatically, more and more people are turning to it for sexual purposes. This growing use of the Internet for sexual purposes indicates that the proportion of Internet sexual offences also will continue to rise dramatically. This article examines the impact of Internet problematic behaviours on the potential for recidivism among online sexual offenders. It argues for specialised treatment for these offenders whilst providing an overview of approaches that are currently used in other areas to treat problematic behaviours and how they could be used in the treatment of Internet sexual offenders. Adapted from the source document. JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law AU - de Almeida Neto, Abilio C. AU - Eyland, Simon AU - Ware, Jayson AU - Galouzis, Jennifer AU - Kevin, Maria AD - Corporate Research, Evaluation and Statistics, Corrective Services New South Wales, GPO Box 31, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 168 EP - 181 PB - Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, Australia VL - 20 IS - 2 SN - 1321-8719, 1321-8719 KW - cognitive-behavioral treatment, Internet addiction, Internet sex offence, specialized treatment KW - Sexual offences KW - Sex offenders KW - Offenders KW - Recidivism KW - Accessibility KW - Internet KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373492629?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=Psychiatry%2C+Psychology+and+Law&rft.atitle=Internet+Sexual+Offending%3A+Overview+of+Potential+Contributing+Factors+and+Intervention+Strategies&rft.au=de+Almeida+Neto%2C+Abilio+C.%3BEyland%2C+Simon%3BWare%2C+Jayson%3BGalouzis%2C+Jennifer%3BKevin%2C+Maria&rft.aulast=de+Almeida+Neto&rft.aufirst=Abilio&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=168&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychiatry%2C+Psychology+and+Law&rft.issn=13218719&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13218719.2011.633328 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Internet; Sex offenders; Accessibility; Recidivism; Sexual offences; Offenders DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2011.633328 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Brief Interventions: Solving the 'Internet Sex Offender Paradox' AN - 1373492572; 201312642 AB - The common judicial practice of restricting Internet sex offenders' access to the Internet for the length of their sentence gives rise to an interesting paradox. On the one hand, studies show there is a strong correlation between prevalence of behaviours and increased access to the activity, in which case such restrictions would reduce the likelihood of sexual recidivism. On the other hand, cognitive-behavioural therapy shows that skills practice in the natural environment followed by reinforcement from therapy is a crucial step in the consolidation of newly acquired skills, decreasing the likelihood of relapse. This paradox -- reduced likelihood of recidivism due to restrictions to Internet access in the face of increased likelihood of recidivism due to prevention of hands-on skills practice during therapy -- is considered in the context of therapeutic treatment. The authors advocate the use of post-therapy brief online interventions to assist Internet offenders to put into practice in the online environment skills acquired during therapy. Adapted from the source document. JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law AU - de Almeida Neto, Abilio C. AU - Eyland, Simon AU - Ware, Jayson AU - Galouzis, Jennifer AU - Kevin, Maria AD - Corrective Services New South Wales GPO Box 31, Sydney NSW 2001, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 182 EP - 187 PB - Australian Academic Press, Bowen Hills, Australia VL - 20 IS - 2 SN - 1321-8719, 1321-8719 KW - behavioural cognitive, brief intervention, Internet, Internet problematic behaviour, Internet sex offender, treatment KW - Sex offenders KW - Paradoxes KW - Brief interventions KW - Recidivism KW - Internet KW - Prevalence KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373492572?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=Psychiatry%2C+Psychology+and+Law&rft.atitle=Brief+Interventions%3A+Solving+the+%27Internet+Sex+Offender+Paradox%27&rft.au=de+Almeida+Neto%2C+Abilio+C.%3BEyland%2C+Simon%3BWare%2C+Jayson%3BGalouzis%2C+Jennifer%3BKevin%2C+Maria&rft.aulast=de+Almeida+Neto&rft.aufirst=Abilio&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=182&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Psychiatry%2C+Psychology+and+Law&rft.issn=13218719&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13218719.2011.633329 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Internet; Recidivism; Paradoxes; Sex offenders; Brief interventions; Prevalence DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2011.633329 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact on community organisations that partnered with the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign AN - 1373490958; 201313275 AB - Issue addressed: A primary aim of the pilot phase of the Act-Belong-Commit mental health promotion campaign was to form partnerships with community organisations. As a component of the broader campaign strategy, collaborating organisations promoted their activities under the Act-Belong-Commit banner in exchange for resources, promotional opportunities and capacity building in event management and funding. Methods: The impact of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign on the capacity and activities of collaborating organisations during the pilot phase was evaluated using self-completed mail surveys in 2006 and 2008. Results: Collaboration with the campaign had a positive impact on community organisations' capacity, including staff expertise, media publicity and funding applications. Collaborating organisations had strong positive perceptions of Act-Belong-Commit officers and all expressed a willingness to collaborate in future events and activities. Conclusions: The partnership model used during the pilot phase of the Act-Belong-Commit campaign was successful in creating mutually beneficial exchanges with collaborating organisations. So what? Community partnerships are necessary for the effective delivery of mental health promotion campaigns at a local level. Successful partnerships involve the provision of real and valuable benefits to collaborating organisations in return for their cooperation in promoting health messages. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Jalleh, Geoffrey AU - Anwar-McHenry, Julia AU - Donovan, Robert J AU - Laws, Amberlee AD - Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Control, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 44 EP - 48 PB - CSIRO Publishing VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - mental health promotion, community partnerships, collaboration, evaluation KW - Campaigns KW - Financing KW - Expertise KW - Partnerships KW - Mental health promotion KW - Publicity KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373490958?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=Impact+on+community+organisations+that+partnered+with+the+Act-Belong-Commit+mental+health+promotion+campaign&rft.au=Jalleh%2C+Geoffrey%3BAnwar-McHenry%2C+Julia%3BDonovan%2C+Robert+J%3BLaws%2C+Amberlee&rft.aulast=Jalleh&rft.aufirst=Geoffrey&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=44&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FHE12909 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Campaigns; Partnerships; Mental health promotion; Financing; Publicity; Expertise DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE12909 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) work in Australia: the need for research and a health promotion framework AN - 1373490917; 201314781 AB - After 18 months, the findings of the House of Representatives Standing Committee Inquiry into fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) and drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) work practices in regional Australia have been released. Although 'health' was not specifically mentioned in terms of references, many submissions contained strong views on the impact of the FIFO/DIDO lifestyle on workers, their families and the communities in which they live and work. Currently, some actions can be taken on the basis of what we know, in the form of workplace health programs, to address lifestyle-related chronic disease and its associated risk factors, as well as traditional occupational health and safety issues. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Weeramanthri, Tarun AU - Jancey, Jonine AD - WA Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 5 EP - 6 PB - CSIRO Publishing VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - Attitudes KW - Occupational health and safety KW - Australia KW - Health promotion KW - Lifestyle KW - Work site programmes KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373490917?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=Fly-in%2C+fly-out+%28FIFO%29+work+in+Australia%3A+the+need+for+research+and+a+health+promotion+framework&rft.au=Weeramanthri%2C+Tarun%3BJancey%2C+Jonine&rft.aulast=Weeramanthri&rft.aufirst=Tarun&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FHE13021 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Australia; Occupational health and safety; Work site programmes; Lifestyle; Attitudes; Health promotion DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE13021 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Health priorities and perceived health determinants among Western Australians attending the 2011 LGBTI Perth Pride Fairday Festival AN - 1373490855; 201312562 AB - Issue addressed: Although data exist demonstrating poorer health indicators on a range of health outcomes for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people, there is little information as to how this group perceives the relative importance of different health issues or what the underlying reasons behind poorer health may be. Method: A self-completed survey was administered to people attending the October 2011 LGBTI Perth Pride Fairday Festival. Three hundred and fifty-one people completed the survey, resulting in a total of 335 useable surveys. One hundred and seventy-eight participants identified as female, 145 as male, four as transgender and eight as other genders. Results: Depression, anxiety, excessive worry or panic attacks and problems in family relationships were reported as the most important individual health issues, whereas depression, suicide and HIV/AIDS were seen as the most important health issues affecting the LGBTI community. Discrimination was rated the most important social factor impacting on the health and well being of this community. Conclusions: When members of the LGBTI community were asked to rank health issues of importance both individually and as a community, the results indicate that mental health issues are of prime concern. Discrimination and the stress of living as part of this minority group were seen as contributing to this. Health promotion and public health need to be responsive to these issues if real gains are to be made in reducing the health inequities affecting this group. So what? This research highlights the link between social justice, social inclusion and health outcomes. The health of LGBTI people is rarely considered by mainstream agencies, despite poorer health outcomes. Sensitive and targeted public health interventions that resonate with the community and that acknowledge the impact of being part of this marginalised group are required. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Comfort, Jude AU - McCausland, Kahlia AD - Curtin University, WA Centre for Health Promotion Research, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia j.comfort@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 20 EP - 25 PB - CSIRO Publishing VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - gender identity, sexual orientation, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and intersex (LGBTI), health priorities, determinants of health KW - Pride KW - Health problems KW - Health status KW - Festivals KW - Health KW - Anxiety-Depression KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373490855?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=Health+priorities+and+perceived+health+determinants+among+Western+Australians+attending+the+2011+LGBTI+Perth+Pride+Fairday+Festival&rft.au=Comfort%2C+Jude%3BMcCausland%2C+Kahlia&rft.aulast=Comfort&rft.aufirst=Jude&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=20&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FHE12906 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Health; Health problems; Anxiety-Depression; Health status; Festivals; Pride DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE12906 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Champions in a lifestyle risk-modification program: reflections on their training and experiences AN - 1373489168; 201312170 AB - Issues addressed: The 'Waist' Disposal Challenge (WDC) is a lay-led community-based health intervention in Rotary clubs in Western Australia aimed at reducing risk factors leading to lifestyle-related chronic diseases and, in particular, obesity. Ninety-three lay health advisors (LHA) or Champions were trained to deliver educational sessions to their clubs (for 1300 peers) and implement a body mass index competition by taking monthly weigh-ins (for 764 peers). Methods: A mixed method design was used to explore Champions' experiences with the training program and their perceived role and impact on implementing the program in their clubs in 2010-11. Results: The qualitative data provided important evidence that initial implementation of this LHA-led health promotion intervention (WDC) has been effective and impacted positively on the Champions and their Rotary clubs. The results were a good fit in the two social action arenas of the Natural Helper Intervention Model: peer-to-peer social support and community attachment. Conclusions: Reflecting on the impact of the program in their clubs, Champions reported overall health improvements at the personal, peer and community levels, enhanced awareness about health-related issues, improved health behaviour and enhanced community capacity. So what? Champions are an important resource for providing self-management education to people who are at risk of developing chronic conditions, particularly for those hard to reach and where there are difficulties recruiting trained health professionals. Future research needs to explore the characteristics of Champions that impact on the success of community-based programs. Adapted from the source document. JF - Health Promotion Journal of Australia AU - Aoun, Samar AU - Shahid, Shaouli AU - Le, Linda AU - Holloway, Kristi AD - Western Australian Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia s.aoun@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 7 EP - 12 PB - CSIRO Publishing VL - 24 IS - 1 SN - 1036-1073, 1036-1073 KW - lay health advisors, champions, community health promotion, lifestyle risk modification program, obesity, natural helper intervention model KW - Chronic sickness KW - Community based programmes KW - Social support KW - Western Australia KW - Health KW - Clubs KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373489168?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=Champions+in+a+lifestyle+risk-modification+program%3A+reflections+on+their+training+and+experiences&rft.au=Aoun%2C+Samar%3BShahid%2C+Shaouli%3BLe%2C+Linda%3BHolloway%2C+Kristi&rft.aulast=Aoun&rft.aufirst=Samar&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=7&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Health+Promotion+Journal+of+Australia&rft.issn=10361073&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FHE12904 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Clubs; Health; Community based programmes; Chronic sickness; Western Australia; Social support DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/HE12904 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Synthesis of porous reduced graphene oxide as metal-free carbon for adsorption and catalytic oxidation of organics in water AN - 1372657724; 18158781 AB - Activation of reduced graphene oxide (RGO) using CO sub(2) to obtain highly porous and metal-free carbonaceous materials for adsorption and catalysis was investigated. A facile one-pot thermal process can simultaneously reduce graphene oxide and produce activated RGO without introducing any solid or aqueous activation agent. This process can significantly increase the specific surface area (SSA) of RGO from 200 to higher than 1200 m super(2) g super(-1), and the obtained materials were proven to be highly effective for adsorptive removal of both anionic (phenol) and cationic (methylene blue, MB) organics from water. Moreover, the activated RGO materials exhibited much better activity in effective activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) to produce sulfate radicals for oxidative degradation of MB. JF - Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability AU - Peng, Wenchao AU - Liu, Shizhen AU - Sun, Hongqi AU - Yao, Yunjin AU - Zhi, Linjie AU - Wang, Shaobin AD - Department of Chemical Engineering; Curtin University; GPO Box U1987; Perth; WA 6845; Australia; +61 8 92662681; +61 8 92663776; , shaobin.wang@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 5854 EP - 5859 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry VL - 1 IS - 19 SN - 2050-7488, 2050-7488 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Sulfates KW - Degradation KW - Surface area KW - Oxidation KW - Adsorption KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Sustainability KW - Phenols KW - Catalysis KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372657724?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=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.atitle=Synthesis+of+porous+reduced+graphene+oxide+as+metal-free+carbon+for+adsorption+and+catalytic+oxidation+of+organics+in+water&rft.au=Peng%2C+Wenchao%3BLiu%2C+Shizhen%3BSun%2C+Hongqi%3BYao%2C+Yunjin%3BZhi%2C+Linjie%3BWang%2C+Shaobin&rft.aulast=Peng&rft.aufirst=Wenchao&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=19&rft.spage=5854&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+materials+chemistry.+A%2C+Materials+for+energy+and+sustainability&rft.issn=20507488&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc3ta10592j LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sulfates; Degradation; Surface area; Oxidation; Adsorption; Carbon dioxide; Phenols; Sustainability; Catalysis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c3ta10592j ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multicultural Perspectives in Social Work Practice with Families AN - 1364705137; 201304043 JF - Journal of Teaching in Social Work AU - Perez, Madeline AU - Perez, Madeline Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 222 EP - 225 PB - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA VL - 33 IS - 2 SN - 0884-1233, 0884-1233 KW - article KW - 6113: social work education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1364705137?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%3Asocialservices&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Teaching+in+Social+Work&rft.atitle=Multicultural+Perspectives+in+Social+Work+Practice+with+Families&rft.au=Perez%2C+Madeline%3BCongress%2C+Elaine+P&rft.aulast=Perez&rft.aufirst=Madeline&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=222&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Teaching+in+Social+Work&rft.issn=08841233&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Social Services Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - SuppNotes - Edition date: 2013. N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - JTSWEK ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Keynesian, classical and New Keynesian approaches to fiscal policy: comparison and critique AN - 1349397042; 4435297 AB - The short-run macroeconomic effectiveness of fiscal policy depends primarily on the effect of policy on aggregate demand (AD) and the effect of AD on output. This paper examines how macroeconomic perspectives (Keynesian, Post Keynesian, monetarist, classical, new classical, and new Keynesian) describe the effect of AD on output, thereby making or denying space for fiscal policy to impact output. The neo-Ricardian hypothesis (NRH) concerns the effect of bond-financed deficits on AD. The NRH turns on the microeconomic behavior of households and can therefore hold in principle in both classical and Keynesian models. Recent new Keynesian arguments about fiscal policy being effective at the zero lower bound represent another capital market imperfection critique of the NRH. Reprinted by permission of Routledge, Taylor & Francis Ltd. JF - Review of political economy AU - Palley, Thomas I AD - American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 179 EP - 204 VL - 25 IS - 2 SN - 0953-8259, 0953-8259 KW - Economics KW - Classical economics KW - Keynesianism KW - Capital market KW - Macroeconomics KW - Microeconomics KW - Aggregate demand KW - Hypothesis KW - Fiscal policy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1349397042?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=Review+of+political+economy&rft.atitle=Keynesian%2C+classical+and+New+Keynesian+approaches+to+fiscal+policy%3A+comparison+and+critique&rft.au=Palley%2C+Thomas+I&rft.aulast=Palley&rft.aufirst=Thomas&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=25&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=179&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Review+of+political+economy&rft.issn=09538259&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F09538259.2013.775821 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5001 3977 5574 10472; 7046 4019; 2355 4019; 659 3371 3934; 8010 4025; 1983 7711; 7585 4025; 6161 10919 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09538259.2013.775821 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A rhetorical study of in-flight real estate advertisements as a potential site of ethical transformation in Chinese cities AN - 1348490192; 17942569 AB - Real estate markets in Chinese cities are in transition. Advertising for new developments in these markets often reflects changing city aspirations and branding rather than environmental and social experience. This paper investigates real estate marketing as a site of potential ethical transformation of values related to new urban development. It uses Kenneth Burke's rhetorical analysis as an approach to coding real estate representations from in-flight magazine advertisements as a means of capturing environmental and social viewpoints in China during 2008-2009. Both Chinese and foreign participants coded representations into four code modalities. These were based on anthropocentric - non-anthropocentric environmental orientations and nationalistic - universal social orientations. The results suggested that new developments in China are more likely to be understood as based on environmental resource use for continued national economic expansion rather than for a more sustainable world. Emerging patterns in coded representations have opened up the possibility of greater social choices that were however difficult to unambiguously decode from Chinese real estate advertising. From this it is concluded that it may take some time before real estate demand shifts in response to representations of Chinese eco-cities being promoted by Chinese policy makers in the 2000s. JF - Cities AU - Lawson, G AD - School of Design, Faculty of Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia, g.lawson@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 85 EP - 95 VL - 31 SN - 0264-2751, 0264-2751 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Advertising KW - Cities KW - China, People's Rep. KW - ENA 08:International KW - M3:1010 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1348490192?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=A+rhetorical+study+of+in-flight+real+estate+advertisements+as+a+potential+site+of+ethical+transformation+in+Chinese+cities&rft.au=Lawson%2C+G&rft.aulast=Lawson&rft.aufirst=G&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=&rft.spage=85&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Cities&rft.issn=02642751&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cities; China, People's Rep. ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling population growth and site specific control of the invasive Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) under differing fire regimes AN - 1348488931; 17908837 AB - It is at the population level that an invasion either fails or succeeds. Lantana camara L. (Verbenaceae) is a weed of great significance in Queensland Australia and globally but its whole life-history ecology is poorly known. Here we used 3 years of field data across four land use types (farm, hoop pine plantation and two open eucalyptus forests, including one with a triennial fire regime) to parameterise the weed's vital rates and develop size-structured matrix models. Lantana camara in its re-colonization phase, as observed in the recently cleared hoop pine plantation, was projected to increase more rapidly (annual growth rate, lambda = 3.80) than at the other three sites ( lambda 1.88-2.71). Elasticity analyses indicated that growth contributed more (64.6 %) to lambda than fecundity (18.5 %) or survival (15.5 %), while across size groups, the contribution was of the order: juvenile (19-27 %) greater than or equal to seed (17-28 %) greater than or equal to seedling (16-25 %) > small adult (4-26 %) greater than or equal to medium adult (7-20 %) > large adult (0-20 %). From a control perspective it is difficult to determine a single weak point in the life cycle of lantana that might be exploited to reduce growth below a sustaining rate. The triennial fire regime applied did not alter the population elasticity structure nor resulted in local control of the weed. However, simulations showed that, except for the farm population, periodic burning could work within 4-10 years for control of the weed, but fire frequency should increase to at least once every 2 years. For the farm, site-specific control may be achieved by 15 years if the biennial fire frequency is tempered with increased burning intensity. JF - Population Ecology AU - Osunkoya, Olusegun O AU - Perrett, Christine AU - Fernando, Chandima AU - Clark, Cameron AU - Raghu, Sathyamurthy AD - Invasive Plant and Animal Science Group, Biosecurity Science, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Ecosciences Precinct, GPO Box 267, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, olusegun.osunkoya@daff.qld.gov.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 291 EP - 303 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 55 IS - 2 SN - 1438-3896, 1438-3896 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Lantana KW - Weeds KW - Farms KW - Australia, Queensland KW - Population growth KW - Forests KW - Life cycle KW - Survival KW - Eucalyptus KW - Population ecology KW - Ecology KW - Population levels KW - Lantana camara KW - Growth rate KW - Fires KW - Seeds KW - Data processing KW - Plantations KW - Land use KW - Verbenaceae KW - Fecundity KW - Seedlings KW - Exploitation KW - Burning KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04030:Models, Methods, Remote Sensing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1348488931?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=Population+Ecology&rft.atitle=Modeling+population+growth+and+site+specific+control+of+the+invasive+Lantana+camara+L.+%28Verbenaceae%29+under+differing+fire+regimes&rft.au=Osunkoya%2C+Olusegun+O%3BPerrett%2C+Christine%3BFernando%2C+Chandima%3BClark%2C+Cameron%3BRaghu%2C+Sathyamurthy&rft.aulast=Osunkoya&rft.aufirst=Olusegun&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=55&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=291&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Population+Ecology&rft.issn=14383896&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10144-013-0364-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Fires; Weeds; Seeds; Farms; Data processing; Population growth; Survival; Life cycle; Forests; Plantations; Land use; Population ecology; Fecundity; Population levels; Seedlings; Burning; Ecology; Exploitation; Lantana; Verbenaceae; Lantana camara; Eucalyptus; Australia, Queensland DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10144-013-0364-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A study of the diffusion characteristics of normal, delipidized and relipidized articular cartilage using magnetic resonance imaging AN - 1348488503; 17908789 AB - This paper assesses the capacity to provide semipermeability of the synthetic layer of surface-active phospholipids created to replace the depleted surface amorphous layer of articular cartilage. The surfaces of articular cartilage specimens in normal, delipidized, and relipidized conditions following incubation in dipalmitoyl-phosphatidylcholine and palmitoyl-oleoyl-phosphatidylcholine components of the joint lipid mixture were characterized nanoscopically with the atomic force microscope and also imaged as deuterium oxide (D sub(2)O) diffused transiently through these surfaces in a magnetic resonance imaging enclosure. The MR images were then used to determine the apparent diffusion coefficients in a purpose-built MATLAB super( registered )-based algorithm. Our results revealed that all surfaces were permeable to D sub(2)O, but that there was a significant difference in the semipermeability of the surfaces under the different conditions, relative to the apparent diffusion coefficients. Based on the results and observations, it can be concluded that the synthetic lipid that is deposited to replace the depleted SAL of articular cartilage is capable of inducing some level of semipermeability. JF - Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine AU - Yusuf, K Q AU - Momot, KI AU - Wellard, R M AU - Oloyede, A AD - School of Chemistry, Physical and Mechanical Engineering, Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD, 4001, Australia, k.oloyede@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 1005 EP - 1013 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 24 IS - 4 SN - 0957-4530, 0957-4530 KW - Calcium & Calcified Tissue Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Lipids KW - Magnetic resonance imaging KW - atomic force microscopy KW - Algorithms KW - oxides KW - Diffusion coefficient KW - Cartilage (articular) KW - Joints KW - Phospholipids KW - T 2030:Cartilage and Cartilage Diseases KW - W 30920:Tissue Engineering UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1348488503?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+Materials+Science%3A+Materials+in+Medicine&rft.atitle=A+study+of+the+diffusion+characteristics+of+normal%2C+delipidized+and+relipidized+articular+cartilage+using+magnetic+resonance+imaging&rft.au=Yusuf%2C+K+Q%3BMomot%2C+KI%3BWellard%2C+R+M%3BOloyede%2C+A&rft.aulast=Yusuf&rft.aufirst=K&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=1005&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Materials+Science%3A+Materials+in+Medicine&rft.issn=09574530&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10856-013-4858-9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Lipids; Magnetic resonance imaging; Algorithms; atomic force microscopy; oxides; Diffusion coefficient; Cartilage (articular); Phospholipids; Joints DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-4858-9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fire-related cues and germination from the soil seed bank of senescent remnants of mallee vegetation on Eastern Kangaroo Island AN - 1323819482; 17824880 AB - Plant communities dominated by narrow-leaved mallee (Eucalyptus cneorifolia) are almost entirely confined to north-eastern Kangaroo Island, South Australia, an area which has been extensively cleared for agriculture. Consequently, surviving examples consist mostly of small remnants which are thought to be senescent due to the exclusion of fire. This senescence is associated with the loss of many native understory species. Prescribed burns have been suggested as a management tool to stimulate the restoration of native plants from the soil seed bank; however, no seed bank studies have previously been conducted on Kangaroo Island and the seed bank literature usually focuses on particular species rather than on plant communities. We conducted an experiment to investigate the effects of the fire-related cues heat and smoke on the germination of plants from the seed bank in soil sampled from 10 long-ungrazed narrow-leaved mallee sites on Kangaroo Island. Eighty trays of soil were monitored in a controlled glasshouse for five months after being subjected to heat and/or smoke treatments. The overall number of native, but not exotic, plant species germinating from the soil seed bank was significantly increased by all three fire-related treatments (heat, smoke and heat plus smoke) compared with the control (no fire-related treatment). Different plant life forms exhibited varying responses to heat and smoke treatments. The results of this study illustrate that the application of fire-related treatments to soil seed banks in controlled glasshouse conditions can stimulate the recruitment of native species, including several species of conservation concern. These findings also indicate the potential of using these treatments for the ex situ germination of fire dependent species for revegetation purposes and indicate aspects of prescribed burns that may be important for restoring different components of native vegetation. JF - Austral Ecology AU - Rawson, Tessa AU - Davies, Richard AU - Whalen, Molly AU - MacKay, Duncan AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia ( Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - Apr 2013 SP - 139 EP - 151 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 38 IS - 2 SN - 1442-9985, 1442-9985 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Agriculture KW - Seed banks KW - Australia, South Australia KW - Eucalyptus KW - D:04040 KW - M3:1010 UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323819482?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=Fire-related+cues+and+germination+from+the+soil+seed+bank+of+senescent+remnants+of+mallee+vegetation+on+Eastern+Kangaroo+Island&rft.au=Rawson%2C+Tessa%3BDavies%2C+Richard%3BWhalen%2C+Molly%3BMacKay%2C+Duncan&rft.aulast=Rawson&rft.aufirst=Tessa&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=38&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=139&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Austral+Ecology&rft.issn=14429985&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1442-9993.2012.02386.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Document feature - figure 5 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Seed banks; Eucalyptus; Australia, South Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9993.2012.02386.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effects of shark cage-diving operations on the behaviour and movements of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at the Neptune Islands, South Australia AN - 1323818655; 17827625 AB - The attraction or provisioning of sharks for the purpose of tourism is a lucrative and popular industry that remains controversial regarding its possible risks to target species and impacts on local ecosystems. The long-term impacts of such activities on the behaviour and movement patterns of sharks have typically been difficult to establish as most studies investigate contemporary behaviour concurrent with existing operations and thus have no comparative base from which to compare effects. We compared patterns of residency and behaviour of acoustic-tagged white sharks at the Neptune Islands in South Australia between periods before and after an abrupt and sustained doubling of cage-diving effort that occurred in 2007. The number of sharks reported by cage-dive operators significantly increased after 2007. Comparisons also revealed there were significant increases in sharks' periods of residency, the periods spent within areas where shark cage-diving operations occur and changes in sharks' diel pattern of habitat use. Changes were site-specific with no significant differences in shark behaviour revealed over the same period at an island group 12 km from regular shark cage-dive sites. The results suggest that cage-diving operations can lead to long-term changes in the site-specific behaviour of a highly vagile shark species which may need to be considered in the context of their conservation and in managing the impacts of the industry. JF - Marine Biology AU - Bruce, Barry D AU - Bradford, Russell W AD - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia, Barry.Bruce@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 889 EP - 907 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 160 IS - 4 SN - 0025-3162, 0025-3162 KW - Animal Behavior Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Tourism KW - Marine KW - Ecosystems KW - Australia, South Australia KW - Australia, South Australia, Neptune Is. KW - Stock assessment KW - Environmental impact KW - Habitat KW - Habitat selection KW - Sharks KW - Marine fish KW - Local movements KW - Islands KW - Long-term changes KW - Fishery surveys KW - Carcharodon carcharias KW - Conservation KW - Habitat utilization KW - Y 25040:Behavioral Ecology KW - O 4090:Conservation and Environmental Protection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - Q1 08605:Sport fishing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323818655?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+Biology&rft.atitle=The+effects+of+shark+cage-diving+operations+on+the+behaviour+and+movements+of+white+sharks%2C+Carcharodon+carcharias%2C+at+the+Neptune+Islands%2C+South+Australia&rft.au=Bruce%2C+Barry+D%3BBradford%2C+Russell+W&rft.aulast=Bruce&rft.aufirst=Barry&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=160&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=889&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Biology&rft.issn=00253162&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00227-012-2142-z LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 57 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Tourism; Marine fish; Local movements; Fishery surveys; Long-term changes; Stock assessment; Environmental impact; Habitat selection; Islands; Conservation; Habitat utilization; Sharks; Ecosystems; Habitat; Carcharodon carcharias; Australia, South Australia; Australia, South Australia, Neptune Is.; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-2142-z ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A systematic regional approach for climate change adaptation to protect biodiversity AN - 1323251148; 17789158 AB - Developing appropriate climate change adaptations to protect biodiversity requires taking into account the dynamics of agro-ecological and socio-economic change. A framework for approaching this problem was proposed, but not applied in detail, as part of a major biodiversity and climate change report prepared in Australia. This paper describes the first trial application of the method. It was applied across Vietnam as the Government is interested in identifying adaptation options and detailed data are readily available for its 65 provinces. The process involves identifying ecoregions and collating information for each region based on the current conditions and trends in biodiversity, population, income and agricultural production. Climate change scenarios are identified for each region, together with governance options. Educational needs and key adaptation actions are then identified for each region taking into account the agro-ecological and socio-economic input data. It is concluded that the framework could easily be applied in other countries and should assist the development of strategic adaptation options. JF - Climatic Change AU - Booth, Trevor H AU - Jovanovic, Tom AU - Ho, Ngoc Son AU - Miller, Craig AD - CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship and CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, trevor.booth@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 757 EP - 768 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 117 IS - 4 SN - 0165-0009, 0165-0009 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Adaptability KW - Agricultural production KW - Climate change KW - Biological diversity KW - Socioeconomics KW - Australia KW - Vietnam KW - Income KW - Climate change scenarios KW - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583) KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323251148?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=A+systematic+regional+approach+for+climate+change+adaptation+to+protect+biodiversity&rft.au=Booth%2C+Trevor+H%3BJovanovic%2C+Tom%3BHo%2C+Ngoc+Son%3BMiller%2C+Craig&rft.aulast=Booth&rft.aufirst=Trevor&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=117&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=757&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Climatic+Change&rft.issn=01650009&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10584-012-0568-4 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 35 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Climate change; Climate change scenarios; Adaptability; Agricultural production; Socioeconomics; Biological diversity; Income; Australia; Vietnam DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-012-0568-4 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Atmospheric deposition as a source of heavy metals in urban stormwater AN - 1285095642; 17584223 AB - Atmospheric deposition is one of the most important pathways of urban stormwater pollution. Atmospheric deposition, which can be in the form of either wet or dry deposition have distinct characteristics in terms of associated particulate sizes, pollutant types and influential parameters. This paper discusses the outcomes of a comprehensive research study undertaken to identify important traffic characteristics and climate factors such as antecedent dry period and rainfall characteristics which influences the characteristics of wet and dry deposition of solids and heavy metals. The outcomes confirmed that Zinc (Zn) is correlated with traffic volume whereas Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Nickel (Ni), and Copper (Cu) are correlated with traffic congestion. Consequently, reducing traffic congestion will be more effective than reducing traffic volume for improving air quality particularly in relation to Pb, Cd, Ni, and Cu. Zn was found to have the highest atmospheric deposition rate compared to other heavy metals. Zn in dry deposition is associated with relatively larger particle size fractions (>10 mu m), whereas Pb, Cd, Ni and Cu are associated with relatively smaller particle size fractions (<10 mu m). The analysis further revealed that bulk (wet plus dry) deposition which is correlated with rainfall depth and contains a relatively higher percentage of smaller particles compared to dry deposition which is correlated with the antecedent dry period. As particles subjected to wet deposition are smaller, they disperse over a larger area from the source of origin compared to particles subjected to dry deposition as buoyancy forces become dominant for smaller particles compared to the influence of gravity. Furthermore, exhaust emission particles were found to be primarily associated with bulk deposition compared to dry deposition particles which mainly originate from vehicle component wear. JF - Atmospheric Environment AU - Gunawardena, Janaka AU - Egodawatta, Prasanna AU - Ayoko, Godwin A AU - Goonetilleke, Ashantha AD - Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane QLD 4001, Australia j.gunawardena@qut.edu.au Y1 - 2013/04// PY - 2013 DA - April 2013 SP - 235 EP - 242 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 68 SN - 1352-2310, 1352-2310 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); Aerospace & High Technology Database (AH) KW - Zinc KW - Traffic flow KW - Nickel KW - Drying KW - Deposition KW - Traffic engineering KW - Atmospherics KW - Copper UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285095642?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=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.atitle=Atmospheric+deposition+as+a+source+of+heavy+metals+in+urban+stormwater&rft.au=Gunawardena%2C+Janaka%3BEgodawatta%2C+Prasanna%3BAyoko%2C+Godwin+A%3BGoonetilleke%2C+Ashantha&rft.aulast=Gunawardena&rft.aufirst=Janaka&rft.date=2013-04-01&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=&rft.spage=235&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Atmospheric+Environment&rft.issn=13522310&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.atmosenv.2012.11.062 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-08 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.11.062 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) AN - 1438598385; 2011-496437 AB - The Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS), which has operated in relative obscurity, is comprised of nine members, two ex officio members, and other members as appointed by the President representing major departments and agencies within the federal executive branch. The proposed acquisition of commercial operations at six US ports by Dubai Ports World in 2006 placed the group's operations under intense scrutiny by Members of Congress and the public. Some Members of the 109th and 110th Congresses questioned the ability of Congress to exercise its oversight responsibilities given the general view that CFIUS's operations lack transparency. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 29 2013, 26 pp. AU - Jackson, James K Y1 - 2013/03/29/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 29 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Maritime and inland water transport KW - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities KW - Government - Public officials KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations KW - Executives KW - United States KW - Presidents KW - Foreign investments KW - Surveillance KW - Ports KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438598385?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=2013-03-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Committee+on+Foreign+Investment+in+the+United+States+%28CFIUS%29&rft.title=The+Committee+on+Foreign+Investment+in+the+United+States+%28CFIUS%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/RL33388/2013-03-29/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL33388 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Exon-Florio National Security Test for Foreign Investment AN - 1438598353; 2011-496436 AB - The Exon-Florio provision grants the President the authority to block proposed or pending foreign acquisitions of "persons engaged in interstate commerce in the United States" that threaten to impair the national security. This provision came under intense scrutiny with the proposed acquisitions in 2006 of major operations in six major US ports by Dubai Ports World and of Unocal by the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC). Much of this debate has focused on the activities of a relatively obscure committee, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) and the Exon-Florio provision. Tables, Figures. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 29 2013, 27 pp. AU - Jackson, James K Y1 - 2013/03/29/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 29 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Maritime and inland water transport KW - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities KW - Military and defense policy - National defense KW - Government - Public officials KW - Business and service sector - Business and business enterprises KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Business and service sector - Business operations, practices, and workplaces KW - United States KW - Presidents KW - Corporations KW - Foreign investments KW - Authority KW - Interstate commerce KW - China (People's Republic) KW - Unocal corp. KW - National defense KW - Ports KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438598353?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=2013-03-29&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Exon-Florio+National+Security+Test+for+Foreign+Investment&rft.title=The+Exon-Florio+National+Security+Test+for+Foreign+Investment&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/RL33312/2013-03-29/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL33312 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Recess Appointment Power after Noel Canning v. NLRB: Constitutional Implications AN - 1438600385; 2011-496438 AB - On January 4, 2012, while the Senate was holding periodic "pro forma" sessions, President Obama invoked his recess appointment power and unilaterally appointed Richard Cordray as Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Terrence F. Flynn, Sharon Block, and Richard F. Griffin Jr. as Members of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit became the first court to evaluate the merits of the President's appointments; and in a broad decision entitled Noel Canning v National Labor Relations Board, the court invalidated the appointment of all three NLRB Board Members. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 27 2013, 22 pp. AU - Garvey, Todd AU - Carpenter, David H Y1 - 2013/03/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 27 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power KW - Government - Public officials KW - Economic conditions and policy - Consumers and consumption KW - Business and service sector - Entrepreneurs, executives, business personnel, and occupations KW - United States KW - Obama, Barack KW - District of Columbia KW - Presidents KW - Directors KW - Courts KW - United States National labor relations board KW - Consumers KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438600385?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=Garvey%2C+Todd%3BCarpenter%2C+David+H&rft.aulast=Garvey&rft.aufirst=Todd&rft.date=2013-03-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Recess+Appointment+Power+after+Noel+Canning+v.+NLRB%3A+Constitutional+Implications&rft.title=The+Recess+Appointment+Power+after+Noel+Canning+v.+NLRB%3A+Constitutional+Implications&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R43030/2013-03-27/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R43030 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Legal Issues Relating to the Secretary's Authority to Set Payment Rates under the Medicare Advantage Program AN - 1438603180; 2011-496439 AB - This memorandum provides a legal analysis of certain issues relating to the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make assumptions regarding anticipated congressional legislation affecting the Sustainable Growth Rate formula when setting benchmarks for payments to private health plans under the Medicare Advantage program. Medicare Advantage (MA) is an alternative way for beneficiaries to receive covered benefits under the Medicare program. Under MA, Medicare beneficiaries who are entitled to Part A and enrolled in Part B receive benefits from private health plans rather than from the traditional fee-for-service Medicare program. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 26 2013, 12 pp. AU - Swendiman, Kathleen S AU - Nolan, Andrew L AU - Morgan, Paulette C Y1 - 2013/03/26/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 26 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Banking and public and private finance - International banking and finance and financial institutions KW - Banking and public and private finance - Banking operations and services KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Authority KW - Medicare KW - Benefits KW - Legislation KW - Payment KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438603180?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=Swendiman%2C+Kathleen+S%3BNolan%2C+Andrew+L%3BMorgan%2C+Paulette+C&rft.aulast=Lester&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2009-01-01&rft.volume=59&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Omega%3A+Journal+of+Death+and+Dying&rft.issn=00302228&rft_id=info:doi/10.2190%2FOM.59.1.a L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/M20130326/2013-03-26/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. 7-5700 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The use of a soy product in juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) feeds at different water temperatures: 1. Solvent extracted soybean meal AN - 1323804718; 17781588 AB - Juvenile yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) were fed four iso-nitrogenous and iso-calorific (digestible basis) experimental diets containing 0, 10, 20 or 30% solvent extracted soybean meal (SESBM) for 34days at optimal (22 degree C) and suboptimal (18 degree C) water temperatures to determine the effects of diet and water temperature on growth, feed efficiency, nutrient retention, apparent nutrient digestibility and digestive functions. The substitution of fish meal up to 20% SESBM did not significantly affect the growth of fish. No differences were detected in any of the other parameters measured between 0 and 10% inclusion. However, second-order polynomial regression demonstrated that increasing SESBM had a negative effect on growth performance, feed efficiency, nutrient retention and the apparent nutrient and energy digestibility of diets for yellowtail kingfish. Whole body moisture, crude lipid, ash and gross energy were affected by SESBM in the diet, except protein. The apparent nutrient and energy digestibilities all decreased linearly with increasing SESBM. Digestive enzyme activities in the pyloric caeca were not affected by diet, whereas activities in the foregut and hindgut varied with SESBM inclusion. Fish held at 18 degree C had significantly reduced growth, feed efficiency and nutrient retention values. The whole body moisture increased at 18 degree C, while the apparent nutrient and energy digestibilities and whole body protein and gross energy content were lower at 18 degree C and there was no effect of temperature on whole body total fat or ash content. The impact of temperature on digestive enzyme activities depended on the section of the digestive tract. This study demonstrates that 10% inclusion of SESBM (21.7% fish meal substitution) can be used as a substitute for fish meal in diets for yellowtail kingfish. JF - Aquaculture AU - Bowyer, Jenna N AU - Qin, Jian G AU - Smullen, Richard P AU - Adams, Louise R AU - Thomson, Michael JS AU - Stone, David AJ AD - Flinders University, School of Biological Sciences, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, 5001, South Australia, Australia, david.stone@sa.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03/25/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 25 SP - 35 EP - 45 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 384-387 SN - 0044-8486, 0044-8486 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - Plant proteins KW - Digestibility KW - Digestive enzymes KW - Fish meal replacement KW - Suboptimal temperature KW - Diets KW - Temperature effects KW - Growth rate KW - Marine KW - Seriola lalandi KW - Ash KW - Solvents KW - Water temperature KW - Soybeans KW - Marine fish KW - Pyloric caeca KW - Fish meal KW - Fish physiology KW - Proteins KW - Feeding experiments KW - Fish KW - Nutrient retention KW - Feeds KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q3 08582:Fish culture KW - O 5060:Aquaculture KW - Q1 08582:Fish culture UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323804718?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=Aquaculture&rft.atitle=The+use+of+a+soy+product+in+juvenile+yellowtail+kingfish+%28Seriola+lalandi%29+feeds+at+different+water+temperatures%3A+1.+Solvent+extracted+soybean+meal&rft.au=Bowyer%2C+Jenna+N%3BQin%2C+Jian+G%3BSmullen%2C+Richard+P%3BAdams%2C+Louise+R%3BThomson%2C+Michael+JS%3BStone%2C+David+AJ&rft.aulast=Bowyer&rft.aufirst=Jenna&rft.date=2013-03-25&rft.volume=384-387&rft.issue=&rft.spage=35&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Aquaculture&rft.issn=00448486&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aquaculture.2012.12.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Marine fish; Growth rate; Temperature effects; Pyloric caeca; Fish meal; Fish physiology; Digestibility; Feeding experiments; Diets; Ash; Solvents; Proteins; Fish; Water temperature; Nutrient retention; Soybeans; Feeds; Seriola lalandi; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.12.005 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Cloud Computing: Constitutional and Statutory Privacy Protections AN - 1735653755; 2011-899468 AB - As cloud computing becomes integrated into daily life, a host of personal information will be stored on a server owned by a third party. This raises privacy and security issues, including when and how government may access this information as part of a criminal investigation. This report describes cloud computing and how it differs from traditional computing; how the Fourth Amendment and federal electronic privacy statutes apply to communications in the physical world, to Internet communications generally, and specifically to the cloud; and surveys recent legislation and other various proposals designed to update the existing statutory framework. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Mar 22 2013, 17 pp. AU - Thompson, Richard M, II Y1 - 2013/03/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 22 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Communication KW - Privacy KW - Surveys KW - Criminal investigation KW - Legislation KW - Internet KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653755?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=Thompson%2C+Richard+M%2C+II&rft.aulast=Thompson&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2013-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Cloud+Computing%3A+Constitutional+and+Statutory+Privacy+Protections&rft.title=Cloud+Computing%3A+Constitutional+and+Statutory+Privacy+Protections&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R43015_130322.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42507 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Linking Geological and Health Sciences to Assess Childhood Lead Poisoning from Artisanal Gold Mining in Nigeria AN - 1677974944; 18211212 AB - Background: In 2010, Medecins Sans Frontieres discovered a lead poisoning outbreak linked to artisanal gold processing in northwestern Nigeria. The outbreak has killed approximately 400 young children and affected thousands more. Objectives: Our aim was to undertake an interdisciplinary geological- and health-science assessment to clarify lead sources and exposure pathways, identify additional toxicants of concern and populations at risk, and examine potential for similar lead poisoning globally. Methods: We applied diverse analytical methods to ore samples, soil and sweep samples from villages and family compounds, and plant foodstuff samples. Results: Natural weathering of lead-rich gold ores before mining formed abundant, highly gastric-bioaccessible lead carbonates. The same fingerprint of lead minerals found in all sample types confirms that ore processing caused extreme contamination, with up to 185,000 ppm lead in soils/sweep samples and up to 145 ppm lead in plant foodstuffs. Incidental ingestion of soils via hand-to-mouth transmission and of dusts cleared from the respiratory tract is the dominant exposure pathway. Consumption of water and foodstuffs contaminated by the processing is likely lesser, but these are still significant exposure pathways. Although young children suffered the most immediate and severe consequences, results indicate that older children, adult workers, pregnant women, and breastfed infants are also at risk for lead poisoning. Mercury, arsenic, manganese, antimony, and crystalline silica exposures pose additional health threats. Conclusions: Results inform ongoing efforts in Nigeria to assess lead contamination and poisoning, treat victims, mitigate exposures, and remediate contamination. Ore deposit geology, pre-mining weathering, and burgeoning artisanal mining may combine to cause similar lead poisoning disasters elsewhere globally. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Plumlee, Geoffrey S AU - Durant, James T AU - Morman, Suzette A AU - Neri, Antonio AU - Wolf, Ruth E AU - Dooyema, Carrie A AU - Hageman, Philip L AU - Lowers, Heather A AU - Fernette, Gregory L AU - Meeker, Gregory P AU - Benzel, William M AU - Driscoll, Rhonda L AU - Berry, Cyrus J AU - Crock, James G AU - Goldstein, Harland L AU - Adams, Monique AU - Bartrem, Casey L AU - Tirima, Simba AU - Behbod, Behrooz AU - von Lindern, Ian AU - Brown, Mary Jean AD - U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, Colorado, USA Y1 - 2013/03/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 22 SP - 744 EP - 750 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - artisanal mining KW - environmental health KW - lead poisoning KW - mercury contamination KW - ore deposit geology KW - Soil (material) KW - Pathways KW - Contamination KW - Lead poisoning KW - Geology KW - Mining KW - Children KW - Lead (metal) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677974944?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=Linking+Geological+and+Health+Sciences+to+Assess+Childhood+Lead+Poisoning+from+Artisanal+Gold+Mining+in+Nigeria&rft.au=Plumlee%2C+Geoffrey+S%3BDurant%2C+James+T%3BMorman%2C+Suzette+A%3BNeri%2C+Antonio%3BWolf%2C+Ruth+E%3BDooyema%2C+Carrie+A%3BHageman%2C+Philip+L%3BLowers%2C+Heather+A%3BFernette%2C+Gregory+L%3BMeeker%2C+Gregory+P%3BBenzel%2C+William+M%3BDriscoll%2C+Rhonda+L%3BBerry%2C+Cyrus+J%3BCrock%2C+James+G%3BGoldstein%2C+Harland+L%3BAdams%2C+Monique%3BBartrem%2C+Casey+L%3BTirima%2C+Simba%3BBehbod%2C+Behrooz%3Bvon+Lindern%2C+Ian%3BBrown%2C+Mary+Jean&rft.aulast=Plumlee&rft.aufirst=Geoffrey&rft.date=2013-03-22&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=744&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206051 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206051 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Pit Latrines and Their Impacts on Groundwater Quality: A Systematic Review AN - 1660038070; 18211228 AB - Background: Pit latrines are one of the most common human excreta disposal systems in low-income countries, and their use is on the rise as countries aim to meet the sanitation-related target of the Millennium Development Goals. There is concern, however, that discharges of chemical and microbial contaminants from pit latrines to groundwater may negatively affect human health. Objectives: Our goals were to a) calculate global pit latrine coverage, b) systematically review empirical studies of the impacts of pit latrines on groundwater quality, c) evaluate latrine siting standards, and d) identify knowledge gaps regarding the potential for and consequences of groundwater contamination by latrines. Methods: We used existing survey and population data to calculate global pit latrine coverage. We reviewed the scientific literature on the occurrence of contaminants originating from pit latrines and considered the factors affecting transport of these contaminants. Data were extracted from peer-reviewed articles, books, and reports identified using Web of ScienceSM, PubMed, Google, and document reference lists. Discussion: We estimated that approximately 1.77 billion people use pit latrines as their primary means of sanitation. Studies of pit latrines and groundwater are limited and have generally focused on only a few indicator contaminants. Although groundwater contamination is frequently observed downstream of latrines, contaminant transport distances, recommendations based on empirical studies, and siting guidelines are variable and not well aligned with one another. Conclusions: In order to improve environmental and human health, future research should examine a larger set of contextual variables, improve measurement approaches, and develop better criteria for siting pit latrines. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Graham, Jay P AU - Polizzotto, Matthew L AD - Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, and Y1 - 2013/03/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 22 SP - 521 EP - 530 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - groundwater KW - latrine KW - privy KW - sanitation KW - siting standards KW - water quality KW - Human KW - Microorganisms KW - Standards KW - Health KW - Latrines KW - Groundwater KW - Contaminants KW - Ground-water quality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660038070?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=Pit+Latrines+and+Their+Impacts+on+Groundwater+Quality%3A+A+Systematic+Review&rft.au=Graham%2C+Jay+P%3BPolizzotto%2C+Matthew+L&rft.aulast=Graham&rft.aufirst=Jay&rft.date=2013-03-22&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=521&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206028 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206028 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Customs and Border Protection: Trade Facilitation, Enforcement, and Security AN - 1641843972; 2011-760692 AB - US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ensures the smooth flow of trade through US ports of entry (POEs). This report describes and analyzes import policy, CBP's role in the import process, and the three overarching goals of US import policy and the tension among them. It highlights several policy issues that Congress may consider in its oversight role or as part of customs or trade legislation, including measures seeking to provide additional trade facilitation benefits to importers and others enrolled in "trusted trader" programs, to improve enforcement of intellectual property and trade remedy laws, and to strengthen cargo scanning. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 22 2013, 40 pp. AU - Jones, Vivian C AU - Rosenblum, Marc R Y1 - 2013/03/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 22 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Transportation and transportation policy - Maritime and inland water transport KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - United States KW - Property, Intellectual KW - Law KW - Benefits KW - Surveillance KW - Legislation KW - Ports KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843972?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=Jones%2C+Vivian+C%3BRosenblum%2C+Marc+R&rft.aulast=Jones&rft.aufirst=Vivian&rft.date=2013-03-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Customs+and+Border+Protection%3A+Trade+Facilitation%2C+Enforcement%2C+and+Security&rft.title=U.S.+Customs+and+Border+Protection%3A+Trade+Facilitation%2C+Enforcement%2C+and+Security&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R43014.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R43014 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The United States and Europe: Current Issues AN - 1735655925; 2011-899467 AB - The US and the European Union (EU) have the largest trade and investment relationship in the world. This report selects a number of issues that both illustrate the nature of US-European cooperation based on shared interests and present challenges in terms of the efficacy of such cooperation. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Mar 20 2013, 15 pp. AU - Mix, Derek E Y1 - 2013/03/20/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 20 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Investments KW - European Union KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655925?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=Mix%2C+Derek+E&rft.aulast=Mix&rft.aufirst=Derek&rft.date=2013-03-20&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+United+States+and+Europe%3A+Current+Issues&rft.title=The+United+States+and+Europe%3A+Current+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RS22163_130320.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RS22163 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The National Broadband Plan Goals: Where Do We Stand? AN - 1735655696; 2011-899466 AB - Currently, the 113th Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are initiating, developing, and/or overseeing a number of telecommunications policies and programs including universal service reform and a number of spectrum and wireless policy initiatives. Given that those policies and programs are intended to help the nation reach many of the goals set by the National Broadband Plan (NBP), the extent to which the NBP goals are met will likely be a part of the ongoing debate over many of these issues. This report examines the NBP goals and available data and activities which might indicate the nation's progress towards meeting them. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Mar 19 2013, 13 pp. AU - Kruger, Lennard G Y1 - 2013/03/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 19 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Mobile communication systems KW - Telecommunications KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655696?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=Kruger%2C+Lennard+G&rft.aulast=Kruger&rft.aufirst=Lennard&rft.date=2013-03-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+National+Broadband+Plan+Goals%3A+Where+Do+We+Stand%3F&rft.title=The+National+Broadband+Plan+Goals%3A+Where+Do+We+Stand%3F&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R43016_130319.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R43016 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bisphenol A Exposure during Adulthood Causes Augmentation of Follicular Atresia and Luteal Regression by Decreasing 17 beta -Estradiol Synthesis via Downregulation of Aromatase in Rat Ovary AN - 1660053138; 18211206 AB - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) has been detected in human body fluids, such as serum and ovarian follicular fluids. Several reports indicated that BPA exposure is associated with the occurrence of several female reproductive diseases resulting from the disruption of steroid hormone biosynthesis in the adult ovary. Objective: We hypothesized that long-term exposure to low concentrations of BPA disrupts 17 beta -estradiol (E2) production in granulosa cells via an alteration of steroidogenic proteins in ovarian cells. Methods: Adult female rats received BPA for 90 days by daily gavage at doses of 0, 0.001, or 0.1 mg/kg body weight. We determined serum levels of E2, testosterone (T), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH). We also analyzed the expressions of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), P450 side-chain cleavage (P450scc), 3 beta -hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase isomerase (3 beta -HSD), and aromatase cytochrome P450 (P450arom) in the ovary. Results: Exposure to BPA significantly decreased E2 serum concentration, which was accompanied by augmented follicular atresia and luteal regression via increase of caspase-3-associated apoptosis in ovarian cells. After BPA exposure, P450arom and StAR protein levels were significantly decreased in granulosa cells and theca-interstitial (T-I) cells, respectively. However, P450scc and 3 beta -HSD protein levels remained unchanged. The increase in LH levels appeared to be associated with the decreased synthesis of T in T-I cells after BPA exposure via homeostatic positive feedback regulation. Conclusions: BPA exposure during adulthood can disturb the maintenance of normal ovarian functions by reducing E2. The steroidogenic proteins StAR and P450arom appear to be targeted by BPA. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lee, Seung Gee AU - Kim, Ji Young AU - Chung, Jin-Yong AU - Kim, Yoon-Jae AU - Park, Ji-Eun AU - Oh, Seunghoon AU - Yoon, Yong-Dal AU - Yoo, Ki Soo AU - Yoo, Young Hyun AU - Kim, Jong-Min AD - Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea Y1 - 2013/03/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 19 SP - 663 EP - 669 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - 17 beta -estradiol KW - aromatase KW - bisphenol A KW - follicular atresia KW - luteal regression KW - ovary KW - steroidogenic acute regulatory protein KW - Bisphenol A KW - Regression KW - Proteins KW - Ovaries KW - Adults KW - Hormones KW - Fluid flow KW - Serums UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660053138?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=Journal+of+Intellectual+Disability+Research&rft.atitle=Death+by+mental+retardation%3F+The+influence+of+ambiguity+on+death+certificate+coding+error+for+adults+with+intellectual+disability&rft.au=Landes%2C+S.+D.%3BPeek%2C+C.+W.&rft.aulast=Landes&rft.aufirst=S.&rft.date=2013-12-01&rft.volume=57&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1183&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Intellectual+Disability+Research&rft.issn=09642633&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205823 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Individual Daytime Noise Exposure during Routine Activities and Heart Rate Variability in Adults: A Repeated Measures Study AN - 1660052631; 18211223 AB - Background: Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between noise exposure and cardiovascular events. However, there have been few studies of possible underlying mechanisms. Objectives: We examined the association between individual daytime noise exposure and heart rate variability (HRV). Methods: In a prospective panel study in Augsburg, Germany (March 2007-December 2008), 110 individuals participated in 326 electrocardiogram recordings with a mean duration of 6 hr. Five-minute averages of heart rate (HR) and HRV parameters were determined. Individual noise exposure was measured as A-weighted equivalent continuous sound pressure levels (Leq). Effects were estimated using additive mixed models adjusted for long- and short-term time trends and physical activity. Due to nonlinear exposure-response functions, we performed piecewise linear analyses with a cut-off point at 65 dB(A). Results: Concurrent increases of 5dB(A) in Leq < 65dB(A) were associated with increases in HR (percent change of mean value: 1.48%; 95% CI: 1.37, 1.60%) and the ratio of low-frequency (LF) to high-frequency (HF) power (4.89%; 95% CI: 3.48, 6.32%), and with decreases in LF (-3.77%; 95% CI: -5.49, -2.02%) and HF (-8.56%; 95% CI: -10.31, -6.78%) power. Standard deviation of normal-to-normal intervals (SDNN) was positively associated with concurrent noise < 65dB(A) (5.74%; 95% CI: 5.13, 6.36) but negatively associated with noise lagged by 5-15 min (-0.53% to -0.69%). Associations with cardiac function were less pronounced for noise greater than or equal to 65dB(A), with some in opposite directions from associations with noise < 65dB(A). Concurrent associations were modified by sex and age. Conclusions: Individual daytime noise exposure was associated with immediate changes in HRV, suggesting a possible mechanism linking noise to cardiovascular risk. Noise at lower levels may have health consequences beyond those resulting from "fight-or-flight" responses to high levels of noise. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Kraus, Ute AU - Schneider, Alexandra AU - Breitner, Susanne AU - Hampel, Regina AU - Rueckerl, Regina AU - Pitz, Mike AU - Geruschkat, Uta AU - Belcredi, Petra AU - Radon, Katja AU - Peters, Annette AD - Institute of Epidemiology II, Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Neuherberg, Germany Y1 - 2013/03/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 19 SP - 607 EP - 612 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - autonomic nervous system KW - epidemiology KW - heart rate variability KW - noise exposure KW - short-term changes KW - Mathematical models KW - Daytime KW - Heart rate KW - Noise KW - Health KW - Panels KW - Noise measurement KW - LF UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052631?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=Individual+Daytime+Noise+Exposure+during+Routine+Activities+and+Heart+Rate+Variability+in+Adults%3A+A+Repeated+Measures+Study&rft.au=Kraus%2C+Ute%3BSchneider%2C+Alexandra%3BBreitner%2C+Susanne%3BHampel%2C+Regina%3BRueckerl%2C+Regina%3BPitz%2C+Mike%3BGeruschkat%2C+Uta%3BBelcredi%2C+Petra%3BRadon%2C+Katja%3BPeters%2C+Annette&rft.aulast=Kraus&rft.aufirst=Ute&rft.date=2013-03-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=607&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205606 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205606 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Utero DDT and DDE Exposure and Obesity Status of 7-Year-Old Mexican-American Children in the CHAMACOS Cohort AN - 1660052474; 18211224 AB - Background: In utero exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds including dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) has been hypothesized to increase risk of obesity later in life. Objectives: The Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS) study is a longitudinal birth cohort of low-income Latinas living in a California agricultural community. We examined the relation of in utero DDT and DDE exposure to child obesity at 7 years of age. We also examined the trend with age (2, 3.5, 5, and 7 years) in the exposure-obesity relation. Methods: We included 270 children with o,p-DDT, p,p-DDT, and p,p-DDE concentrations measured in maternal serum during pregnancy (nanograms per gram lipid) and complete 7-year follow-up data including weight (kilograms) and height (centimeters). Body mass index (BMI; kilograms per meter squared) was calculated and obesity was defined as greater than or equal to 95th percentile on the sex-specific BMI-for-age Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth charts. Results: At 7 years, 96 (35.6%) children were obese. A 10-fold increase in o,p-DDT, p,p-DDT, or p,p-DDE, was nonsignificantly associated with increased odds (OR) of obesity [o,p-DDT adjusted (adj-) OR = 1.17, 95% CI: 0.75, 1.82; p,p-DDT adj-OR = 1.19, 95% CI: 0.81, 1.74; p,p-DDE adj-OR = 1.22, 95% CI: 0.72, 2.06]. With increasing age at follow-up, we observed a significant trend toward a positive association between DDT and DDE exposure and odds of obesity. Conclusion: We did not find a significant positive relation between in utero DDT and DDE exposure and obesity status of 7-year-old children. However, given the observed trend with age, continued follow-up will be informative. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Warner, Marcella AU - Schall, Raul Aguilar AU - Harley, Kim G AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Barr, Dana AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AD - Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/03/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 19 SP - 631 EP - 636 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - body mass index KW - children KW - dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane KW - dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene KW - obesity KW - prenatal exposure KW - Obesity KW - Age KW - Assessments KW - DDT KW - Health KW - Trends KW - Children KW - Nanostructure UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052474?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=In+Utero+DDT+and+DDE+Exposure+and+Obesity+Status+of+7-Year-Old+Mexican-American+Children+in+the+CHAMACOS+Cohort&rft.au=Warner%2C+Marcella%3BSchall%2C+Raul+Aguilar%3BHarley%2C+Kim+G%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BBarr%2C+Dana%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda&rft.aulast=Warner&rft.aufirst=Marcella&rft.date=2013-03-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=631&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205656 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205656 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal AN - 1399921627; 18211225 AB - Background: Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal has a high prevalence of use of biomass for cooking and heating. Objective: This case-control study was conducted among a population in the Bhaktapur municipality, Nepal, to investigate the relationship of cookfuel type to ALRI in young children. Methods: Cases with ALRI and age-matched controls were enrolled from an open cohort of children 2-35 months old, under active monthly surveillance for ALRI. A questionnaire was used to obtain information on family characteristics, including household cooking and heating appliances and fuels. The main analysis was carried out using conditional logistic regression. Population-attributable fractions (PAF) for stove types were calculated. Results: A total of 917 children (452 cases and 465 controls) were recruited into the study. Relative to use of electricity for cooking, ALRI was increased in association with any use of biomass stoves [odds ratio (OR) = 1.93; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.98], kerosene stoves (OR = 1.87; 95% CI: 1.24, 2.83), and gas stoves (OR = 1.62; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.50). Use of wood, kerosene, or coal heating was also associated with ALRI (OR = 1.45; 95% CI: 0.97, 2.14), compared with no heating or electricity or gas heating. PAFs for ALRI were 18.0% (95% CI: 8.1, 26.9%) and 18.7% (95% CI: 8.4%-27.8%), for biomass and kerosene stoves, respectively. Conclusions: The study supports previous reports indicating that use of biomass as a household fuel is a risk factor for ALRI, and provides new evidence that use of kerosene for cooking may also be a risk factor for ALRI in young children. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Bates, Michael N AU - Chandyo, Ram K AU - Valentiner-Branth, Palle AU - Pokhrel, Amod K AU - Mathisen, Maria AU - Basnet, Sudha AU - Shrestha, Prakash S AU - Strand, Tor A AU - Smith, Kirk R AD - Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/03/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 19 SP - 637 EP - 642 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts KW - biomass KW - case-control study KW - cooking KW - heating KW - household air pollution KW - kerosene KW - pneumonia KW - Fuels KW - Households KW - Risk factors KW - Cooking KW - Coal KW - Children KW - Kerosene KW - Biomass KW - Infection KW - Nepal KW - ENA 11:Non-Renewable Resources KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921627?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=Acute+Lower+Respiratory+Infection+in+Childhood+and+Household+Fuel+Use+in+Bhaktapur%2C+Nepal&rft.au=Bates%2C+Michael+N%3BChandyo%2C+Ram+K%3BValentiner-Branth%2C+Palle%3BPokhrel%2C+Amod+K%3BMathisen%2C+Maria%3BBasnet%2C+Sudha%3BShrestha%2C+Prakash+S%3BStrand%2C+Tor+A%3BSmith%2C+Kirk+R&rft.aulast=Bates&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2013-03-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=637&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205491 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk factors; Households; Fuels; Cooking; Coal; Infection; Biomass; Kerosene; Children; Nepal DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205491 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) AN - 1641843533; 2011-760741 AB - Recent international events have renewed congressional interest in the United Nations (UN) Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). UNESCO is a specialized agency of the UN system that promotes collaboration among its member countries in the fields of education, natural sciences, social and human sciences, culture, and communications and information. UNESCO activities are funded through a combination of assessed contributions by member states to its regular budget and voluntary contributions by member states and organizations. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 18 2013, 17 pp. AU - Blanchfield, Luisa AU - Browne, Marjorie Ann Y1 - 2013/03/18/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 18 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - International relations - International organizations KW - Culture and religion - Culture and civilization KW - Education and education policy - Education KW - Social conditions and policy - Communication KW - International relations - International relations KW - International relations KW - United Nations educational, scientific, and cultural organization KW - Education KW - Culture KW - Communication KW - United Nations KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843533?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=Blanchfield%2C+Luisa%3BBrowne%2C+Marjorie+Ann&rft.aulast=Blanchfield&rft.aufirst=Luisa&rft.date=2013-03-18&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+United+Nations+Educational%2C+Scientific%2C+and+Cultural+Organization+%28UNESCO%29&rft.title=The+United+Nations+Educational%2C+Scientific%2C+and+Cultural+Organization+%28UNESCO%29&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42999.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42999 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - High surface area Au-SBA-15 and Au-MCM-41 materials synthesis: tryptophan amino acid mediated confinement of gold nanostructures within the mesoporous silica pore walls. AN - 1286946150; 23351474 AB - Advantages of confining the gold nanostructures formation within the mesoporous silica pore walls during its silica condensation and consequent improvement in the textural properties such as specific surface area, pore volume, pore diameter have been demonstrated, while retaining gold nanostructures within the silica walls. This has been achieved by tryptophan mediated confinement of gold nanoparticles formation within the condensing silica framework, to obtain Au-SBA-15 (SSA 1247 m(2)/g, V(t)~1.37 cm(3)/g) and Au-MCM-41 (SSA 1287 m(2)/g, V(t)~1.1 cm(3)/g), mesoporous silica materials having the combination of very high surface area from the porous support as well as gold nanoparticles infiltrated silica walls. Choice of tryptophan for this purpose is that it has an indole group, which was known to reduce gold ions to form gold nanoparticles and its amine and carboxylic acid groups, catalyze the hydrolysis of silica precursors in a wide range of pH. These properties have been utilized in restricting the gold nanostructures formation inside the condensing silica phase without affecting the self assembly between the silica precursors and the triblock copolymer (for SBA-15) or cetyltrimethylammonium bromide template (for MCM-41). The polytryptophan and the gold nanostructures, which were encapsulated within the silica framework and upon removal of the template by calcination resulting in the formation mesoporous materials wherein the silica walls become microporous due to the removal of occluded polytryptophan and the resulting microchannels contain very small gold nanostructures. Hence, the resulting materials have very high surface area, high pore volume and narrow pore size distribution as compared to their parent SBA-15, MCM-41 and SBA-15, MCM-41 post functionalized with gold nanoparticles inside the pores. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. JF - Journal of colloid and interface science AU - Selvakannan, Pr AU - Mantri, Kshudiram AU - Tardio, James AU - Bhargava, Suresh K AD - Center for Advanced Materials and Industrials Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia. Y1 - 2013/03/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 15 SP - 475 EP - 484 VL - 394 KW - MCM-41 KW - 0 KW - SBA-15 KW - Gold KW - 7440-57-5 KW - Silicon Dioxide KW - 7631-86-9 KW - Tryptophan KW - 8DUH1N11BX KW - Index Medicus KW - Porosity KW - Surface Properties KW - Nanostructures -- ultrastructure KW - Nanostructures -- chemistry KW - Silicon Dioxide -- chemical synthesis KW - Tryptophan -- chemical synthesis KW - Tryptophan -- chemistry KW - Gold -- chemistry KW - Silicon Dioxide -- chemistry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1286946150?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=Journal+of+colloid+and+interface+science&rft.atitle=High+surface+area+Au-SBA-15+and+Au-MCM-41+materials+synthesis%3A+tryptophan+amino+acid+mediated+confinement+of+gold+nanostructures+within+the+mesoporous+silica+pore+walls.&rft.au=Selvakannan%2C+Pr%3BMantri%2C+Kshudiram%3BTardio%2C+James%3BBhargava%2C+Suresh+K&rft.aulast=Selvakannan&rft.aufirst=Pr&rft.date=2013-03-15&rft.volume=394&rft.issue=&rft.spage=475&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+colloid+and+interface+science&rft.issn=1095-7103&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jcis.2012.12.008 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-11-18 N1 - Date created - 2013-02-11 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2012.12.008 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hydrology and bedload transport relationships for sand-bed streams in the Ngarradj Creek catchment, northern Australia AN - 1318689502; 17758535 AB - Rainfall, discharge and bedload were measured at three gauging stations (East Tributary, Upper Swift Creek and Swift Creek) in the Ngarradj Creek catchment at Jabiluka, Northern Territory, Australia. Hand-held, pressure difference, Helley-Smith bedload samplers were used to measure bedload fluxes for the 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 wet seasons. Rainfall is strongly seasonal over the Ngarradj Creek catchment, being concentrated in the wet season between November and April. Mean annual point rainfall between 1998 and 2007 for the water year, September to August, inclusive varied over the Ngarradj Creek catchment from 1731 plus or minus 98mm (SE) to 1754 plus or minus 116mm. Between 190 and 440mm of rainfall are required before streamflow commences in December in most years. Streamflow persists until at least April. Mean annual runoff, as a percentage of mean annual rainfall, decreases slightly with increasing catchment area. Bedload ratings were calculated for four data sets. Significant bedload ratings were defined as those that were not only statistically significant ( rho [el]0.05) but also explained at least 0.60 of the variance in bedload flux. For the three stations, twenty-three bedload ratings complied with the above criteria. Sixteen equations were accepted for East Tributary, four bedload ratings were accepted for Upper Swift Creek and three bedload ratings were accepted for Swift Creek. Significant bedload ratings were established between bedload flux and discharge, unit bedload flux and discharge, transport rate of unsuspended bedload by immersed weight per unit width and time and both unit and excess unit stream power, and finally, adjusted submersed bedload weight and both unit and excess unit stream power for raw and log10-transformed data. 'Censored data sets' were compiled for Upper Swift Creek and Swift Creek to include only bedload fluxes measured when there was no apparent scour or fill so that there were no changes in sand supply from the catchment (i.e. equilibrium conditions).Bedload sediments are similar at all sites. There is little difference in grain size statistics between wet season bedload and dry season bed material. The differences which were significant suggest that most of the bed material is transported as bedload during the wet season. Size selective transport occurs at all three gauging stations with bedload being better sorted than bed material and the coarsest fraction (Cobble gravel) is mobile only during extreme events. JF - Journal of Hydrology (Amsterdam) AU - Erskine, W D AU - Saynor, MJ AD - Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist, GPO Box 461, Darwin, NT 0801, Australia, Wayne.Erskine@environment.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03/13/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 13 SP - 68 EP - 79 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 483 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 - Bed Load KW - Gaging Stations KW - Rainfall KW - Statistical analysis KW - Freshwater KW - Mean annual runoff KW - Wet season KW - Streams KW - Flow rates KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Rainy season KW - Weight KW - Catchment basins KW - Point rainfall KW - Hydrology KW - Australia KW - Sediment transport KW - Hydrologic Data KW - Seasonal variations KW - Particle size KW - Annual rainfall KW - Australia, Northern Terr., Swift Creek KW - Catchment Areas KW - River discharge KW - Streamflow KW - Creek KW - Stream flow KW - Bed load KW - Catchments KW - Dry season KW - Fluctuations KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - Q2 09264:Sediments and sedimentation KW - M2 556.16:Runoff (556.16) KW - ENA 19:Water Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1318689502?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=Hydrology+and+bedload+transport+relationships+for+sand-bed+streams+in+the+Ngarradj+Creek+catchment%2C+northern+Australia&rft.au=Erskine%2C+W+D%3BSaynor%2C+MJ&rft.aulast=Erskine&rft.aufirst=W&rft.date=2013-03-13&rft.volume=483&rft.issue=&rft.spage=68&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Hydrology+%28Amsterdam%29&rft.issn=00221694&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jhydrol.2013.01.002 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Catchment area; Rainy season; Bed load; River discharge; Hydrology; Sediment transport; Creek; Streams; Stream flow; Annual rainfall; Catchment basins; Point rainfall; Statistical analysis; Dry season; Mean annual runoff; Wet season; Particle size; Sulfur dioxide; Rainfall; Catchments; Seasonal variations; Flow rates; Weight; Gaging Stations; Bed Load; Catchment Areas; Streamflow; Hydrologic Data; Fluctuations; Australia, Northern Terr., Swift Creek; Australia; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2013.01.002 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prenatal Exposure to the Pesticide DDT and Hypertension Diagnosed in Women before Age 50: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study AN - 1399919229; 18211221 AB - Background: Elevated levels of the pesticide DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) have been positively associated with blood pressure and hypertension in studies among adults. Accumulating epidemiologic and toxicologic evidence suggests that hypertension during adulthood may also be affected by earlier life and possibly the prenatal environment. Objectives: We assessed whether prenatal exposure to the pesticide DDT increases risk of adult hypertension. Methods: We examined concentrations of DDT (p,p- and o,p-) and its metabolite p,p-DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene) in prenatal serum samples from a subset of women (n = 527) who had participated in the prospective Child Health and Development Studies birth cohort in the San Francisco Bay area while they were pregnant between 1959 and 1967. We surveyed daughters 39-47 years of age by telephone interview from 2005 to 2008 to obtain information on self-reported physician-diagnosed hypertension and use of hypertensive medication. We used multivariable regression analysis of time to hypertension based on the Cox proportional hazards model to estimate relative rates for the association between prenatal DDT exposures and hypertension treated with medication in adulthood, with adjustment for potential confounding by maternal, early-life, and adult exposures. Results: Prenatal p,p-DDT exposure was associated with hypertension [adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 3.6; 95% CI: 1.8, 7.2 and aHR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.2, 5.3 for middle and high tertiles of p,p-DDT relative to the lowest tertile, respectively]. These associations between p,p-DDT and hypertension were robust to adjustment for independent hypertension risk factors as well as sensitivity analyses. Conclusions: These findings suggest that the association between DDT exposure and hypertension may have its origins early in development. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - La Merrill, Michele AU - Cirillo, Piera M AU - Terry, Mary Beth AU - Krigbaum, Nickilou Y AU - Flom, Julie D AU - Cohn, Barbara A AD - Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California, USA Y1 - 2013/03/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 12 SP - 594 EP - 599 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - blood pressure KW - DDT KW - hypertension KW - life course KW - prenatal KW - Risk assessment KW - Age KW - Prenatal experience KW - Metabolites KW - Development KW - Blood pressure KW - Models KW - Insecticides KW - Risk factors KW - Regression analysis KW - Drugs KW - Pregnancy KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Pesticides KW - INE, USA, California, San Francisco Bay KW - Females KW - Hypertension KW - H 5000:Pesticides KW - P 1000:MARINE POLLUTION KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - X 24330:Agrochemicals UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919229?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=Prenatal+Exposure+to+the+Pesticide+DDT+and+Hypertension+Diagnosed+in+Women+before+Age+50%3A+A+Longitudinal+Birth+Cohort+Study&rft.au=La+Merrill%2C+Michele%3BCirillo%2C+Piera+M%3BTerry%2C+Mary+Beth%3BKrigbaum%2C+Nickilou+Y%3BFlom%2C+Julie+D%3BCohn%2C+Barbara+A&rft.aulast=La+Merrill&rft.aufirst=Michele&rft.date=2013-03-12&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=594&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205921 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Prenatal experience; Risk factors; Pesticides; DDT; Regression analysis; Metabolites; Development; Blood pressure; Pregnancy; Models; Hypertension; Risk assessment; Insecticides; Sensitivity analysis; Females; Drugs; INE, USA, California, San Francisco Bay DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205921 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Eyjafjallajokull Volcanic Ash on Innate Immune System Responses and Bacterial Growth in Vitro AN - 1677952568; 18211203 AB - Background: On 20 March 2010, the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted for the first time in 190 years. Despite many epidemiological reports showing effects of volcanic ash on the respiratory system, there are limited data evaluating cellular mechanisms involved in the response to ash. Epidemiological studies have observed an increase in respiratory infections in subjects and populations exposed to volcanic eruptions. Methods: We physicochemically characterized volcanic ash, finding various sizes of particles, as well as the presence of several transition metals, including iron. We examined the effect of Eyjafjallajokull ash on primary rat alveolar epithelial cells and human airway epithelial cells (20-100 mu g/cm2), primary rat and human alveolar macrophages (5-20 mu g/cm2), and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PAO1) growth (3 mu g/104 bacteria). Results: Volcanic ash had minimal effect on alveolar and airway epithelial cell integrity. In alveolar macrophages, volcanic ash disrupted pathogen-killing and inflammatory responses. In in vitro bacterial growth models, volcanic ash increased bacterial replication and decreased bacterial killing by antimicrobial peptides. Conclusions: These results provide potential biological plausibility for epidemiological data that show an association between air pollution exposure and the development of respiratory infections. These data suggest that volcanic ash exposure, while not seriously compromising lung cell function, may be able to impair innate immunity responses in exposed individuals. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Monick, Martha M AU - Baltrusaitis, Jonas AU - Powers, Linda S AU - Borcherding, Jennifer A AU - Caraballo, Juan C AU - Mudunkotuwa, Imali AU - Peate, David W AU - Walters, Katherine AU - Thompson, Jay M AU - Grassian, Vicki H AU - Gudmundsson, Gunnar AU - Comellas, Alejandro P AD - Department of Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA Y1 - 2013/03/11/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 11 SP - 691 EP - 698 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 6 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - bacteria KW - epithelium KW - innate immunity KW - iron KW - macrophage KW - volcanic ash KW - Macrophages KW - Bacteria KW - In vitro testing KW - Epidemiology KW - Human KW - Airways KW - Volcanic ash KW - Ashes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677952568?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=Effects+of+Eyjafjallajokull+Volcanic+Ash+on+Innate+Immune+System+Responses+and+Bacterial+Growth+in+Vitro&rft.au=Monick%2C+Martha+M%3BBaltrusaitis%2C+Jonas%3BPowers%2C+Linda+S%3BBorcherding%2C+Jennifer+A%3BCaraballo%2C+Juan+C%3BMudunkotuwa%2C+Imali%3BPeate%2C+David+W%3BWalters%2C+Katherine%3BThompson%2C+Jay+M%3BGrassian%2C+Vicki+H%3BGudmundsson%2C+Gunnar%3BComellas%2C+Alejandro+P&rft.aulast=Monick&rft.aufirst=Martha&rft.date=2013-03-11&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=691&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206004 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206004 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Land Application of Treated Sewage Sludge: Community Health and Environmental Justice AN - 1642307857; 18211219 AB - Background: In the United States, most of the treated sewage sludge (biosolids) is applied to farmland as a soil amendment. Critics suggest that rules regulating sewage sludge treatment and land application may be insufficient to protect public health and the environment. Neighbors of land application sites report illness following land application events. Objectives: We used qualitative research methods to evaluate health and quality of life near land application sites. Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews with neighbors of land application sites and used qualitative analytic software and team-based methods to analyze interview transcripts and identify themes. Results: Thirty-four people in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia responded to interviews. Key themes were health impacts, environmental impacts, and environmental justice. Over half of the respondents attributed physical symptoms to application events. Most noted offensive sludge odors that interfere with daily activities and opportunities to socialize with family and friends. Several questioned the fairness of disposing of urban waste in rural neighborhoods. Although a few respondents were satisfied with the responsiveness of public officials regarding sludge, many reported a lack of public notification about land application in their neighborhoods, as well as difficulty reporting concerns to public officials and influencing decisions about how the practice is conducted where they live. Conclusions: Community members are key witnesses of land application events and their potential impacts on health, quality of life, and the environment. Meaningful involvement of community members in decision making about land application of sewage sludge will strengthen environmental health protections. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lowman, Amy AU - McDonald, Mary Anne AU - Wing, Steve AU - Muhammad, Naeema AD - Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/03/11/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 11 SP - 537 EP - 542 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - biosolids KW - environmental health KW - environmental justice KW - land application KW - qualitative research KW - sewage sludge KW - Communities KW - Sewage sludge KW - Land KW - Environmental impact KW - Treated sewage KW - Health KW - Sludge KW - Decisions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1642307857?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=Land+Application+of+Treated+Sewage+Sludge%3A+Community+Health+and+Environmental+Justice&rft.au=Lowman%2C+Amy%3BMcDonald%2C+Mary+Anne%3BWing%2C+Steve%3BMuhammad%2C+Naeema&rft.aulast=Lowman&rft.aufirst=Amy&rft.date=2013-03-11&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=537&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205470 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205470 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Analysis of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013 AN - 1438600581; 2011-496440 AB - Because Hurricane Sandy caused extensive human suffering and damage to public and private property, Congress considered legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to federal disaster assistance programs and considered revisions to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (the Stafford Act), which is the primary source of authorities for disaster assistance programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). This report analyzes the provisions of the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, which, in general, amend the Stafford Act with a stated goal of improving the efficiency and quality of disaster assistance provided by FEMA. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Mar 11 2013, 27 pp. AU - Brown, Jared T AU - McCarthy, Francis X AU - Liu, Edward C Y1 - 2013/03/11/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 11 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - International relations - International relief and humanitarian assistance KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Disaster relief KW - Hurricanes KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Authority KW - Disasters KW - Property KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438600581?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=Brown%2C+Jared+T%3BMcCarthy%2C+Francis+X%3BLiu%2C+Edward+C&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Jared&rft.date=2013-03-11&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Analysis+of+the+Sandy+Recovery+Improvement+Act+of+2013&rft.title=Analysis+of+the+Sandy+Recovery+Improvement+Act+of+2013&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42991/2013-03-11/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42991 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Acids and Markers of Kidney Function among Children and Adolescents Living near a Chemical Plant AN - 1399919231; 18211220 AB - Background: Serum levels of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) have been associated with decreased renal function in cross-sectional analyses, but the direction of the association is unclear. Objectives: We examined the association of measured and model-predicted serum PFOA concentrations with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), a marker of kidney function, in a highly exposed population (median serum PFOA, 28.3 ng/mL). Methods: We measured serum creatinine, PFOA, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), and perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) and calculated eGFR in 9,660 children 1 to < 18 years of age at study enrollment. We predicted concurrent and historical serum PFOA concentrations using a validated environmental, exposure, and pharmacokinetic model based on individual residential histories, and used linear regression to estimate the association between eGFR and measured and predicted serum PFOA concentrations. We hypothesized that predicted serum PFOA levels would be less susceptible to reverse causation than measured levels. Results: An interquartile range increase in measured serum PFOA concentrations [IQR ln(PFOA) = 1.63] was associated with a decrease in eGFR of 0.75 mL/min/1.73 m2 (95% CI: -1.41, -0.10; p = 0.02). Measured serum levels of PFOS, PFNA, and PFHxS were also cross-sectionally associated with decreased eGFR. In contrast, predicted serum PFOA concentrations at the time of enrollment were not associated with eGFR (-0.10; 95% CI: -0.80, 0.60; p = 0.78). Additionally, predicted serum PFOA levels at birth and during the first ten years of life were not related to eGFR. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that the cross-sectional association between eGFR and serum PFOA observed in this and prior studies may be a consequence of, rather than a cause of, decreased kidney function. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Watkins, Deborah J AU - Josson, Jyoti AU - Elston, Beth AU - Bartell, Scott M AU - Shin, Hyeong-Moo AU - Vieira, Veronica M AU - Savitz, David A AU - Fletcher, Tony AU - Wellenius, Gregory A AD - Department of Epidemiology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA Y1 - 2013/03/11/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 11 SP - 625 EP - 630 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - adolescent KW - children KW - eGFR KW - kidney function KW - perfluoroalkyl acids KW - perfluorooctane sulfonate KW - perfluorooctanoic acid KW - reverse causation KW - Historical account KW - Age KW - Sulfonates KW - Epidermal growth factor receptors KW - Models KW - Renal function KW - Regression analysis KW - Adolescents KW - perfluorohexane KW - Adolescence KW - Glomerular filtration rate KW - Children KW - Pharmacokinetics KW - Serum levels KW - Birth KW - Filtration KW - Creatinine KW - Acids KW - Kidney KW - Chemical plants KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399919231?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=Exposure+to+Perfluoroalkyl+Acids+and+Markers+of+Kidney+Function+among+Children+and+Adolescents+Living+near+a+Chemical+Plant&rft.au=Watkins%2C+Deborah+J%3BJosson%2C+Jyoti%3BElston%2C+Beth%3BBartell%2C+Scott+M%3BShin%2C+Hyeong-Moo%3BVieira%2C+Veronica+M%3BSavitz%2C+David+A%3BFletcher%2C+Tony%3BWellenius%2C+Gregory+A&rft.aulast=Watkins&rft.aufirst=Deborah&rft.date=2013-03-11&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=625&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205838 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - perfluorohexane; Age; Adolescence; Epidermal growth factor receptors; perfluorooctanoic acid; Children; Glomerular filtration rate; Pharmacokinetics; Models; Birth; Serum levels; Creatinine; Renal function; Acids; Regression analysis; Historical account; Filtration; Sulfonates; Kidney; Chemical plants; Adolescents DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205838 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA): Background and Policy Options for the 113th Congress AN - 1735653861; 2011-899465 AB - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows any person -- individual or corporate, citizen or not -- to request and obtain, without explanation or justification, existing, identifiable, and unpublished agency records on any topic. This report provides background on FOIA, discusses the categories of records FOIA exempts from public release, and analyzes statistics on FOIA administration. The report also provides background on several legal and policy issues related to FOIA, including the release of controversial records; the growth in use of certain FOIA exemptions; the adoption of new technologies to improve FOIA administration; and potential FOIA-related policy options for Congress. Tables, Figures. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Mar 8 2013, 26 pp. AU - Ginsberg, Wendy Y1 - 2013/03/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 08 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Statistics KW - Freedom of information KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653861?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&rft.aulast=Ginsberg&rft.aufirst=Wendy&rft.date=2013-03-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Freedom+of+Information+Act+%28FOIA%29%3A+Background+and+Policy+Options+for+the+113th+Congress&rft.title=The+Freedom+of+Information+Act+%28FOIA%29%3A+Background+and+Policy+Options+for+the+113th+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R41933_130308.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R41933 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - U.S. Immigration Policy: Chart Book of Key Trends AN - 1641843563; 2011-760693 AB - This report is a chart book of selected immigration trends that touch on the main elements of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR). Most policymakers agree that the main issues in CIR include increased border security and immigration enforcement, improved employment eligibility verification, revision of legal immigration, and options to address the millions of unauthorized aliens residing in the country. The report offers snapshots of time series data, using the most complete and consistent time series currently available for each statistic. Tables, Figures. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 7 2013, 19 pp. AU - Wasem, Ruth Ellen Y1 - 2013/03/07/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 07 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Immigrants and aliens KW - Education and education policy - Statistics, research, research methods, and research support KW - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply KW - Law and ethics - Citizenship, immigration, and immigration law and policy KW - Immigration policy KW - Statistics KW - Employment KW - Aliens KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843563?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=Wasem%2C+Ruth+Ellen&rft.aulast=Wasem&rft.aufirst=Ruth&rft.date=2013-03-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=U.S.+Immigration+Policy%3A+Chart+Book+of+Key+Trends&rft.title=U.S.+Immigration+Policy%3A+Chart+Book+of+Key+Trends&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42988.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42988 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Phthalate Concentrations and Dietary Exposure from Food Purchased in New York State AN - 1660046014; 17970896 AB - Background: Phthalates have been found in many personal care and industrial products, but have not previously been reported in food purchased in the United States. Phthalates are ubiquitous synthetic compounds and therefore difficult to measure in foods containing trace levels. Phthalates have been associated with endocrine disruption and developmental alteration. Objectives: Our goals were to report concentrations of phthalates in U.S. food for the first time, specifically, nine phthalates in 72 individual food samples purchased in Albany, New York, and to compare these findings with other countries and estimate dietary phthalate intake. Methods: A convenience sample of commonly consumed foods was purchased from New York supermarkets. Methods were developed to analyze these foods using gas chromatography-mass spectroscopy. Dietary intakes of phthalates were estimated as the product of the food consumption rate and concentration of phthalates in that food. Results: The range of detection frequency of individual phthalates varied from 6% for dicyclohexyl phthalate (DCHP) to 74% for di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). DEHP concentrations were the highest of the phthalates measured in all foods except beef [where di-n-octyl phthalate (DnOP) was the highest phthalate found], with pork having the highest estimated mean concentration of any food group (mean 300 ng/g; maximum, 1,158 ng/g). Estimated mean adult intakes ranged from 0.004 mu g/kg/day for dimethyl phthalate (DMP) to 0.673 mu g/kg/day for DEHP. Conclusions: Phthalates are widely present in U.S. foods. While estimated intakes for individual phthalates in this study were more than an order of magnitude lower than U.S. Environmental Protection Agency reference doses, cumulative exposure to phthalates is of concern and a more representative survey of U.S. foods is indicated. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Schecter, Arnold AU - Lorber, Matthew AU - Guo, Ying AU - Wu, Qian AU - Yun, Se Hun AU - Kannan, Kurunthachalam AU - Hommel, Madeline AU - Imran, Nadia AU - Hynan, Linda S AU - Cheng, Dunlei AU - Colacino, Justin A AU - Birnbaum, Linda S AD - University of Texas School of Public Health, Dallas, Texas, USA Y1 - 2013/03/06/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 06 SP - 473 EP - 479 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - BBzP KW - DEHP KW - DEP KW - DiBP KW - market basket survey KW - phthalate exposure KW - Estimates KW - Foods KW - Alterations KW - Phthalates KW - Beef KW - Intakes KW - Consumption KW - Dimethyl UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660046014?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=Phthalate+Concentrations+and+Dietary+Exposure+from+Food+Purchased+in+New+York+State&rft.au=Schecter%2C+Arnold%3BLorber%2C+Matthew%3BGuo%2C+Ying%3BWu%2C+Qian%3BYun%2C+Se+Hun%3BKannan%2C+Kurunthachalam%3BHommel%2C+Madeline%3BImran%2C+Nadia%3BHynan%2C+Linda+S%3BCheng%2C+Dunlei%3BColacino%2C+Justin+A%3BBirnbaum%2C+Linda+S&rft.aulast=Schecter&rft.aufirst=Arnold&rft.date=2013-03-06&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=473&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206367 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206367 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Assessing the Harlem Children's Zone AN - 1429654735; 2011-475222 AB - The Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ) is seeking to transform central Harlem by providing a unique set of educational and support services to the children and families who live there. The philosophy is to create a positive "tipping point" to change the culture in which generations of students grow up, helping an entire community to lift itself out of poverty, high unemployment, and low educational attainment. While the available data indicate that the HCZ has improved the educational outcomes of participating students, some question the magnitude of its successes and the high cost of its programs. Tables. JF - Heritage Foundation, Mar 6 2013, 10 pp. AU - Hanson, Danielle Y1 - 2013/03/06/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 06 PB - Heritage Foundation KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Children and youth KW - Education and education policy - Education personnel and population KW - Culture and religion - Culture and civilization KW - Social conditions and policy - Social values KW - Labor conditions and policy - Employment and labor supply KW - Social conditions and policy - Marriage and family life KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory KW - Education and education policy - Education policy and school administration KW - Social conditions and policy - Social conditions and problems KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Cost KW - Culture KW - Unemployment KW - Poverty KW - Educational attainment KW - Family KW - Success KW - Students KW - Children KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429654735?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=Hanson%2C+Danielle&rft.aulast=Hanson&rft.aufirst=Danielle&rft.date=2013-03-06&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Assessing+the+Harlem+Children%27s+Zone&rft.title=Assessing+the+Harlem+Children%27s+Zone&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://s3.amazonaws.com/thf_media/2013/pdf/CPI_DP_08.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Publication note - Heritage Foundation, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Center for Policy Innovation Discussion pa. no. 8 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Residential Dust: Sources of Variability AN - 1660045392; 18211233 AB - Background: There is interest in using residential dust to estimate human exposure to environmental contaminants. Objectives: We aimed to characterize the sources of variability for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in residential dust and provide guidance for investigators who plan to use residential dust to assess exposure to PAHs. Methods: We collected repeat dust samples from 293 households in the Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study during two sampling rounds (from 2001 through 2007 and during 2010) using household vacuum cleaners, and measured 12 PAHs using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. We used a random- and a mixed-effects model for each PAH to apportion observed variance into four components and to identify sources of variability. Results: Median concentrations for individual PAHs ranged from 10 to 190 ng/g of dust. For each PAH, total variance was apportioned into regional variability (1-9%), intraregional between-household variability (24-48%), within-household variability over time (41-57%), and within-sample analytical variability (2-33%). Regional differences in PAH dust levels were associated with estimated ambient air concentrations of PAH. Intraregional differences between households were associated with the residential construction date and the smoking habits of residents. For some PAHs, a decreasing time trend explained a modest fraction of the within-household variability; however, most of the within-household variability was unaccounted for by our mixed-effects models. Within-household differences between sampling rounds were largest when the interval between dust sample collections was at least 6 years in duration. Conclusions: Our findings indicate that it may be feasible to use residential dust for retrospective assessment of PAH exposures in studies of health effects. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Whitehead, Todd P AU - Metayer, Catherine AU - Petreas, Myrto AU - Does, Monique AU - Buffler, Patricia A AU - Rappaport, Stephen M AD - School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/03/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 05 SP - 543 EP - 550 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - environmental exposures KW - house dust KW - polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons KW - Variance KW - Residential KW - Households KW - Health KW - Sampling KW - Polyallylamine hydrochloride KW - Dust UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660045392?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=Polycyclic+Aromatic+Hydrocarbons+in+Residential+Dust%3A+Sources+of+Variability&rft.au=Whitehead%2C+Todd+P%3BMetayer%2C+Catherine%3BPetreas%2C+Myrto%3BDoes%2C+Monique%3BBuffler%2C+Patricia+A%3BRappaport%2C+Stephen+M&rft.aulast=Whitehead&rft.aufirst=Todd&rft.date=2013-03-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=543&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205821 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205821 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Cardiovascular Outcomes and the Physical and Chemical Properties of Metal Ions Found in Particulate Matter Air Pollution: A QICAR Study AN - 1399921212; 18211234 AB - Background: This paper presents an application of quantitative ion character-activity relationships (QICAR) to estimate associations of human cardiovascular (CV) diseases (CVDs) with a set of metal ion properties commonly observed in ambient air pollutants. QICAR has previously been used to predict ecotoxicity of inorganic metal ions based on ion properties. Objectives: The objective of this work was to examine potential associations of biological end points with a set of physical and chemical properties describing inorganic metal ions present in exposures using QICAR. Methods: Chemical and physical properties of 17 metal ions were obtained from peer-reviewed publications. Associations of cardiac arrhythmia, myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction, stroke, and thrombosis with exposures to metal ions (measured as inference scores) were obtained from the Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD). Robust regressions were applied to estimate the associations of CVDs with ion properties. Results: CVD was statistically significantly associated (Bonferroni-adjusted significance level of 0.003) with many ion properties reflecting ion size, solubility, oxidation potential, and abilities to form covalent and ionic bonds. The properties are relevant for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, which has been identified as a possible mechanism leading to CVDs. Conclusion: QICAR has the potential to complement existing epidemiologic methods for estimating associations between CVDs and air pollutant exposures by providing clues about the underlying mechanisms that may explain these associations. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Meng, Qingyu AU - Richmond-Bryant, Jennifer AU - Lu, Shou-En AU - Buckley, Barbara AU - Welsh, William J AU - Whitsel, Eric A AU - Hanna, Adel AU - Yeatts, Karin B AU - Warren, Joshua AU - Herring, Amy H AU - Xiu, Aijun AD - School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA Y1 - 2013/03/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 05 SP - 558 EP - 564 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - cardiovascular disease KW - multipollutant KW - QICAR KW - QSAR KW - Myocardial ischemia KW - Arrhythmia KW - Particulate matter KW - Pollution effects KW - Particulates KW - Reactive oxygen species KW - Pollutants KW - Heart KW - Ions KW - Metals KW - Solubility KW - Metal ions KW - Stroke KW - Thrombosis KW - Myocardial infarction KW - Air pollution KW - Oxygen KW - Databases KW - Oxidation KW - Chemical properties KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - X 24360:Metals KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921212?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=Cardiovascular+Outcomes+and+the+Physical+and+Chemical+Properties+of+Metal+Ions+Found+in+Particulate+Matter+Air+Pollution%3A+A+QICAR+Study&rft.au=Meng%2C+Qingyu%3BRichmond-Bryant%2C+Jennifer%3BLu%2C+Shou-En%3BBuckley%2C+Barbara%3BWelsh%2C+William+J%3BWhitsel%2C+Eric+A%3BHanna%2C+Adel%3BYeatts%2C+Karin+B%3BWarren%2C+Joshua%3BHerring%2C+Amy+H%3BXiu%2C+Aijun&rft.aulast=Meng&rft.aufirst=Qingyu&rft.date=2013-03-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=558&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205793 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Heart; Metals; Ions; Arrhythmia; Myocardial ischemia; Solubility; Stroke; Particulate matter; Myocardial infarction; Thrombosis; Air pollution; Databases; Pollutants; Reactive oxygen species; Oxidation; Oxygen; Metal ions; Pollution effects; Particulates; Chemical properties DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205793 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Temporal Variability of Pesticide Concentrations in Homes and Implications for Attenuation Bias in Epidemiologic Studies AN - 1399920386; 18211235 AB - Background: Residential pesticide exposure has been linked to adverse health outcomes in adults and children. High-quality exposure estimates are critical for confirming these associations. Past epidemiologic studies have used one measurement of pesticide concentrations in carpet dust to characterize an individual's average long-term exposure. If concentrations vary over time, this approach could substantially misclassify exposure and attenuate risk estimates. Objectives: We assessed the repeatability of pesticide concentrations in carpet dust samples and the potential attenuation bias in epidemiologic studies relying on one sample. Methods: We collected repeated carpet dust samples (median = 3; range, 1-7) from 21 homes in Fresno County, California, during 2003-2005. Dust was analyzed for 13 pesticides using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. We used mixed-effects models to estimate between- and within-home variance. For each pesticide, we computed intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and the estimated attenuation of regression coefficients in a hypothetical case-control study collecting a single dust sample. Results: The median ICC was 0.73 (range, 0.37-0.95), demonstrating higher between-home than within-home variability for most pesticides. The expected magnitude of attenuation bias associated with using a single dust sample was estimated to be less than or equal to 30% for 7 of the 13 compounds evaluated. Conclusions: For several pesticides studied, use of one dust sample to represent an exposure period of approximately 2 years would not be expected to substantially attenuate odds ratios. Further study is needed to determine if our findings hold for longer exposure periods and for other pesticides. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Deziel, Nicole C AU - Ward, Mary H AU - Bell, Erin M AU - Whitehead, Todd P AU - Gunier, Robert B AU - Friesen, Melissa C AU - Nuckols, John R AD - Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Y1 - 2013/03/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 05 SP - 565 EP - 571 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - dust KW - environmental exposure KW - pesticides KW - reliability KW - USA, California, Fresno Cty. KW - Pesticides KW - USA, California KW - Children KW - Dust KW - Spectrometry KW - H 5000:Pesticides 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/1399920386?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=Temporal+Variability+of+Pesticide+Concentrations+in+Homes+and+Implications+for+Attenuation+Bias+in+Epidemiologic+Studies&rft.au=Deziel%2C+Nicole+C%3BWard%2C+Mary+H%3BBell%2C+Erin+M%3BWhitehead%2C+Todd+P%3BGunier%2C+Robert+B%3BFriesen%2C+Melissa+C%3BNuckols%2C+John+R&rft.aulast=Deziel&rft.aufirst=Nicole&rft.date=2013-03-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=565&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205811 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pesticides; Children; Dust; Spectrometry; USA, California, Fresno Cty.; USA, California DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205811 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Flame Retardants: Temporal Variability and Correlations with House Dust Concentrations AN - 1399920385; 18211236 AB - Background: A reduction in the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) because of human health concerns may result in an increased use of and human exposure to organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs). Human exposure and health studies of OPFRs are lacking. Objectives: We sought to define the degree of temporal variability in urinary OPFR metabolites in order to inform epidemiologic study design, and to explore a potential primary source of exposure by examining the relationship between OPFRs in house dust and their metabolites in urine. Methods: Nine repeated urine samples were collected from 7 men over the course of 3 months and analyzed for bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (BDCPP) and diphenyl phosphate (DPP), metabolites of the OPFRs tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and triphenyl phosphate (TPP), respectively. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) were calculated to characterize temporal reliability. Paired house dust and urine samples were collected from 45 men. Results: BDCPP was detected in 91% of urine samples, and DPP in 96%. Urinary BDCPP showed moderate-to-strong temporal reliability (ICC range, 0.55-0.72). ICCs for DPP were lower, but moderately reliable (range, 0.35-0.51). There was a weak [Spearman r (rS) = 0.31] but significant (p = 0.03) correlation between urinary BDCPP and TDCPP concentrations in house dust that strengthened when nondetects (rS = 0.47) were excluded. There was no correlation between uncorrected DPP and TPP measured in house dust (rS < 0.1). Conclusions: Household dust may be an important source of exposure to TDCPP but not TPP. Urinary concentrations of BDCPP and DPP were moderately to highly reliable within individuals over 3 months. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Meeker, John D AU - Cooper, Ellen M AU - Stapleton, Heather M AU - Hauser, Russ AD - Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA Y1 - 2013/03/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 05 SP - 580 EP - 585 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts KW - biomarker KW - epidemiology KW - exposure KW - human KW - TDCPP KW - triphenyl phosphate KW - Variability KW - Organophosphates KW - Metabolites KW - Fire retardant chemicals KW - Dust KW - Public health KW - Polybrominated diphenyl ethers KW - Public Health KW - Exposure KW - Temporal variations KW - organophosphates KW - Dusts KW - polybrominated diphenyl ethers KW - Phosphates KW - House dust KW - Phosphate KW - Urine KW - Households KW - Retardants KW - Fire retardants KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - X 24330:Agrochemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399920385?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=Urinary+Metabolites+of+Organophosphate+Flame+Retardants%3A+Temporal+Variability+and+Correlations+with+House+Dust+Concentrations&rft.au=Meeker%2C+John+D%3BCooper%2C+Ellen+M%3BStapleton%2C+Heather+M%3BHauser%2C+Russ&rft.aulast=Meeker&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-03-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=580&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205907 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temporal variations; Urine; Dust; Public health; polybrominated diphenyl ethers; House dust; Phosphate; Metabolites; Fire retardant chemicals; organophosphates; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Phosphates; Organophosphates; Households; Fire retardants; Variability; Public Health; Exposure; Retardants; Dusts DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205907 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Social Networking and Constituent Communications: Members' Use of Twitter and Facebook during a Two-Month Period in the 112th Congress AN - 1735655867; 2011-899469 AB - Communication between Members of Congress and their constituents has changed with the development of new online social networking services. This report examines Member adoption and use of two social networking services: Twitter and Facebook. The report analyzes data on Member use of Twitter and Facebook during a two-month period between August and October 2011 and the adoption of both platforms as of January 2012. This report analyzes several questions related to Member use of Twitter and Facebook. Tables, Figures. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Mar 2013, 13 pp. AU - Glassman, Matthew Eric AU - Straus, Jacob R AU - Shogan, Colleen J Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Communication KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655867?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%3BStraus%2C+Jacob+R%3BShogan%2C+Colleen+J&rft.aulast=Glassman&rft.aufirst=Matthew&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Social+Networking+and+Constituent+Communications%3A+Members%27+Use+of+Twitter+and+Facebook+during+a+Two-Month+Period+in+the+112th+Congress&rft.title=Social+Networking+and+Constituent+Communications%3A+Members%27+Use+of+Twitter+and+Facebook+during+a+Two-Month+Period+in+the+112th+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R43018_130322.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R43018 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluating the ability of process based models to project sea-level change AN - 1705078024; PQ0001831492 AB - We evaluate the ability of process based models to reproduce observed global mean sea-level change. When the models are forced by changes in natural and anthropogenic radiative forcing of the climate system and anthropogenic changes in land-water storage, the average of the modelled sea-level change for the periods 1900-2010, 1961-2010 and 1990-2010 is about 80%, 85% and 90% of the observed rise. The modelled rate of rise is over 1 mm yr super(-1) prior to 1950, decreases to less than 0.5 mm yr super(-1) in the 1960s, and increases to 3 mm yr super(-1) by 2000. When observed regional climate changes are used to drive a glacier model and an allowance is included for an ongoing adjustment of the ice sheets, the modelled sea-level rise is about 2 mm yr super(-1) prior to 1950, similar to the observations. The model results encompass the observed rise and the model average is within 20% of the observations, about 10% when the observed ice sheet contributions since 1993 are added, increasing confidence in future projections for the 21st century. The increased rate of rise since 1990 is not part of a natural cycle but a direct response to increased radiative forcing (both anthropogenic and natural), which will continue to grow with ongoing greenhouse gas emissions. JF - Environmental Research Letters AU - Church, John A AU - Monselesan, Didier AU - Gregory, Jonathan M AU - Marzeion, Ben AD - Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research, and Wealth from Oceans Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001, Australia, john.church@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 1 EP - 8 PB - IOP Publishing, The Public Ledger Building, Suite 929 Philadelphia PA 19106 United States VL - 8 IS - 1 SN - 1748-9326, 1748-9326 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Environment Abstracts KW - sea level KW - climate change KW - projections KW - Ice KW - Sea level KW - Climate models KW - Climate KW - Glaciers KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Sea level rise KW - Regional climates KW - Environmental research KW - Storage KW - Climatic change influences on glaciers KW - Radiative forcing KW - Ice sheets KW - Emissions KW - Greenhouse gases KW - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583) KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 20:Weather Modification & Geophysical Change UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1705078024?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+Research+Letters&rft.atitle=Evaluating+the+ability+of+process+based+models+to+project+sea-level+change&rft.au=Church%2C+John+A%3BMonselesan%2C+Didier%3BGregory%2C+Jonathan+M%3BMarzeion%2C+Ben&rft.aulast=Church&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Research+Letters&rft.issn=17489326&rft_id=info:doi/10.1088%2F1748-9326%2F8%2F1%2F014051 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Climatic change influences on glaciers; Radiative forcing; Climate models; Ice sheets; Sea level rise; Environmental research; Regional climates; Greenhouse gases; Storage; Ice; Sea level; Glaciers; Climate; Emissions; Anthropogenic factors DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/8/1/014051 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Public Access to Data from Federally Funded Research: Provisions in OMB Circular A-110 AN - 1641842823; 2011-760641 AB - A rider, often called the Shelby Amendment or Data Access Act, that was attached to the Omnibus Appropriations Act for FY1999, mandated the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to amend Circular A-110 to require federal agencies to ensure that data concerning federally-funded research be made available to the public through the procedures established under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This report provides background on the revisions, discusses the impacts of those changes, and analyzes the issues raised by them. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Mar 1 2013, 30 pp. AU - Fischer, Eric A Y1 - 2013/03/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 01 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - Freedom of information KW - Appropriations and expenditures KW - Public access KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641842823?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+Eric+A&rft.aulast=Fischer&rft.aufirst=Eric&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Public+Access+to+Data+from+Federally+Funded+Research%3A+Provisions+in+OMB+Circular+A-110&rft.title=Public+Access+to+Data+from+Federally+Funded+Research%3A+Provisions+in+OMB+Circular+A-110&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/R42983.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42983 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Vitamin A Deficiency in Pregnant and Lactating Women in the Republic of Congo AN - 1520380069; 18148149 AB - Vitamin A status in a sample of pregnant and lactating women living in several representative regions of Congo was assessed and compared between August and September 2004. This survey was conducted using a randomized two-stage cluster-sampling method with stratification on 90 clusters, each consisting of at least 15 women. Vitamin A status was determined in a total of 1,054 individuals, using the impression cytology with transfer (ICT) test, the modified relative dose response test (MRDR test) on dried blood spots (DBS), and clinical examination to detect signs of xerophthalmia. The clinical criterion defining vitamin A deficiency was the presence of active xerophthalmia (Bitot's spots [X1B]), active corneal disease), and/ or night blindness (XN stage). The prevalence of clinical signs of stage XN and X1B xerophthalmia in the Republic of Congo was found to be 16% and 19% respectively. The prevalence of clinical signs (X1B) was greater in the rural north than in urban areas, with a gradient running from urban (5%) to rural area (33%); 27% of all the ICT tests showed that the subjects were suffering from vitamin A deficiency. The deficiency rates were significantly higher (p<0.001) in urban surroundings (Brazzaville) than in the rural northern regions. The biochemical MRDR test showed the presence of vitamin A deficiency ( greater than or equal to 0.06) in 26% of the mothers in Brazzaville compared to 6% in the town of Kouilou; 44% of the women had retinol levels of <10 mu g/dL in the rural north whereas these percentages were significantly lower in the urban areas surveyed (chi-square=62.30, p<0.001). A significant correlation was found to exist (p<0.001) between the ICT test and the MRDR test on DBS. In the population as a whole, 30% of the mothers suffering from malarial attack had abnormally low MRDR levels ( greater than or equal to 0.06) compared to no malaria. The results of the present study confirm that vitamin A deficiency is a serious public-health issue in pregnant and lactating mothers in the Republic of Congo. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Samba, Claude AU - Tchibindat, Felicite AU - Gourmel, Bernard AU - Houze, Patrick AU - Malvy, Denis Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 28 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Dried blood spots KW - Lactating women KW - Pregnant women KW - Vitamin A deficiency KW - Congo KW - Human diseases KW - Vitamin A KW - Women KW - Congo, Dem. Rep., Brazzaville KW - Congo Rep., Kouilou KW - Cytology KW - Malaria KW - Nutrition KW - Disease transmission KW - Public health 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/1520380069?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+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Prevalence+of+Vitamin+A+Deficiency+in+Pregnant+and+Lactating+Women+in+the+Republic+of+Congo&rft.au=Samba%2C+Claude%3BTchibindat%2C+Felicite%3BGourmel%2C+Bernard%3BHouze%2C+Patrick%3BMalvy%2C+Denis&rft.aulast=Samba&rft.aufirst=Claude&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 16 N1 - Last updated - 2015-10-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Human diseases; Vitamin A; Women; Cytology; Malaria; Nutrition; Public health; Disease transmission; Congo, Dem. Rep., Brazzaville; Congo Rep., Kouilou ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Search Behaviour in Electronic Document and Records Management Systems: An Exploratory Investigation and Model AN - 1496969658; 201401634 AB - Introduction. Organisations implement records management programmes and invest in electronic document and records management systems so that information can be accessed by the right person, at the right time, with the least amount of effort and cost. One of the key factors that predicts the effectiveness of these systems relates to the degree to which users successfully identify the records they wish to retrieve. In this paper we offer a deeper insight into how knowledge workers employ these systems to address their information needs. Method. Four records managers were interviewed to determine how records management principles were applied in their systems. Interviews were also conducted with ten users from each organisation to map their search behaviour. Additionally, protocol analysis was used to observe how participants verbalised their thought processes and actions when they conducted their simple and difficult searches in the systems. Results. A comprehensive model of search behaviour when using electronic document and records management systems was developed from the study. Seven key search stages were identified, illustrating the different ways in which searchers approach their information problem. Conclusions. The study highlights some key differences between users of these systems and other forms of information search behaviour, including different methods of addressing simple or difficult search needs, and user approaches around identifying search strategies. The particular challenges that arise in retrieving information from these systems are also explored. Adapted from the source document. JF - Information Research AU - Joseph, Pauline AU - Debowski, Shelda AU - Goldschmidt, Peter AD - Department of Information Studies, School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts, Curtin University, GPO Box U 1987, Perth, Western Australia, 6845 p.joseph@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 PB - Professor T.D. Wilson VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1368-1613, 1368-1613 KW - Information retrieval KW - Records management KW - Document management systems KW - Search strategies KW - Models KW - article KW - 13.14: INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - SEARCHING UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1496969658?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+Research&rft.atitle=Search+Behaviour+in+Electronic+Document+and+Records+Management+Systems%3A+An+Exploratory+Investigation+and+Model&rft.au=Joseph%2C+Pauline%3BDebowski%2C+Shelda%3BGoldschmidt%2C+Peter&rft.aulast=Joseph&rft.aufirst=Pauline&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Information+Research&rft.issn=13681613&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://informationr.net/ir/index.html LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Search strategies; Information retrieval; Models; Records management; Document management systems ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Invisible Legislators: The Function and the Legitimacy Problem of Legislative Staff in Legislation in China TT - Transliterated title not available. AN - 1448994014; 201331971 AB - Due to the dominant impact of normative method and occasional excellent performance of the legislators, the actual role and function of legislative staff is neglected by the academic and officials for a long time, the problem of which further results in the misunderstanding of the true process of legislation in China. Therefore, this dissertation tries to reevaluate the role of legislative staff, dissipates the myth that the laws in China are drafted and legislated independently by legislators, describes the true process of legislation in China and explains the true role of legislative staff as invisible legislators. Invisible legislators refer to legislative staff that are different from legislators and are not considered as legislators according to traditional normative theory of legislation but can have great impact on and even have dominance in the structure, content and agenda of the drafting of law. In China, invisible legislators could to beyond the legislative staff in People's Congress to include legal staffs in administrative agencies. However, by the criteria of orthodoxy, flexibility, criticality and finality, legislative staff in the Legislative Affairs Commission of People's Congress at all levels should be the representative type of invisible legislators and thus they are the main object of our discussion. The emergence of invisible legislators is attributed to some universals found in all legislative bodies all around the world and some specifical principles found only in People's Congress in China. As to the former, the transition from the legislative staff to invisible legislators is based on the demand for the professional skill of legislative staff in the process of legislation. As to the latter, the establishment of the Legislative Affairs Commission contributes to the transition. Additionally, China characteristic uniform review procedure which requires that all drafts of law should be reviewed by Law Commission, the co-office of the Legislative Affairs Commission and Law Commission, and dual identity of some legislative staff as legislators, all provide the mechanism of the expansion of the impact of legislative staff and make the transition from legislative staff to invisible legislators possible. The impact of legislative staff on the legislation does not run through the entire process of legislation but instead is confined to four fields, that is, the making of legislative plan which decides which drafts of law will enter the process of legislation, the drafting of law which determines the content of law, the review of the draft of law which decides whether different opinions will be accepted or not and the interpretation of law which l determines how to understand the original intent of legislators. The four fields mentioned above are usually neglected by traditional theory of legislation in China but are the de facto engine of legislation in China and provide the space for the expansion of invisible power for invisible legislators. The de facto dominance of the invisible legislators on the legislation in China arouses questions and challenges. From the point of democracy, as assistants to legislators, legislative staff have adverse control on the legislators and decrease the democracy of legislation. From the point of technique, occasionally, some legislative staffs don't have enough professional skills. From the point of virtue, it is possible that the legislative staff will be captured by moral hazard risk. In recognition of unique political and law system in China, technical reforms are more realistic and more operational than radical political transformation. One possible reform is to strengthen the supervision of the legislative staff though strengthening the duty of argument of legislative staff in legislation. The other reform is to establish amicus curiae in legislation in order to realize the balance of information between legislators and legislative staff. In the end, diligent and discernible legislators, and professional and responsible legislative staff should cooperate with each other efficiently. Adapted from the source document. JF - Zhejiang Daxue Xuebao (Renwen Shehui Kexue Ban)/Journal of Zhejiang University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition) AU - Lu, Qunxing AD - Judicial Affairs Committee, Zhejiang Provincial People's Congress, Hangzhou 310025, China Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 74 EP - 89 PB - Zhejiang University, Hangzhou China VL - 43 IS - 2 SN - 1008-942X, 1008-942X KW - China, legislative staff, invisible legislators, interpretation KW - Skills KW - Peoples Republic of China KW - Identity KW - Legislators KW - Commissions KW - Law KW - Democracy KW - Legislative Bodies KW - Reform KW - article KW - 9089: government/political systems; legislatures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1448994014?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=Zhejiang+Daxue+Xuebao+%28Renwen+Shehui+Kexue+Ban%29%2FJournal+of+Zhejiang+University+%28Humanities+and+Social+Sciences+Edition%29&rft.atitle=Invisible+Legislators%3A+The+Function+and+the+Legitimacy+Problem+of+Legislative+Staff+in+Legislation+in+China&rft.au=Lu%2C+Qunxing&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Qunxing&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=43&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=74&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Zhejiang+Daxue+Xuebao+%28Renwen+Shehui+Kexue+Ban%29%2FJournal+of+Zhejiang+University+%28Humanities+and+Social+Sciences+Edition%29&rft.issn=1008942X&rft_id=info:doi/10.3785%2Fj.issn.1008-942X.2012.02.011 LA - Chinese DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legislators; Peoples Republic of China; Law; Commissions; Legislative Bodies; Reform; Democracy; Skills; Identity DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3785/j.issn.1008-942X.2012.02.011 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inconsistencies between theory and methodology: a recurrent problem in ordination studies AN - 1434031514; 18493682 AB - Context A historical review of ordination studies is presented with particular reference to the pioneering contributions of the late P rof. I . N oy- M eir and their continuing relevance. Issues (1) Comparisons of ordination methods are often confounded by differences in the methodological algorithm, dissimilarity measure used and the data standardization employed. (2) Artificial data where 'truth' is known offer a means of evaluating ordination approaches but are highly sensitive to the ecological model assumed. (3) Data standardization is frequently used but its influence on ordination is poorly understood and lacks theoretical justification. Review Historically, the above issues have been continually raised since the first use of artificial data by Swan in 1970 to demonstrate the 'horseshoe distortion'. Three distinct conceptual models have been used to generate artificial data, yet no consensus on their suitability has emerged since they were first used in the mid-1970s. Comparative studies had, by the late 1980s, shown that some approaches recovered 'ecological truth' better than others. Differences between comparative studies in conceptual models, nature of the data matrices used, different dissimilarity measures, ordination algorithms and evaluations methods limited acceptance of this conclusion. Data standardization alters the properties of the vegetation data matrix. Yet little is known regarding the influence on ordination results of the collective vegetation properties stand abundance, dominance or species richness, which are altered by standardization. Recent developments Knowledge of the properties of individual dissimilarity measures and ordination algorithms has increased; a few new methods have emerged. Pragmatism of the type 'this method gives me useful answers so I do not need to use a better method' is common. Tests of conceptual models are now occurring based on species distribution modelling. Conclusions A consensus is emerging that non-metric multidimensional scaling and dissimilarity measures such as the B ray- C urtis coefficient should be used in preference to correspondence analysis methods based on the chi super(2) dissimilarity measure. Absence of a comprehensive model of vegetation composition is limiting ordination as a method of community analysis. Inconsistencies between different ordination methods and ecological models first recognized in the 1970s remain today. Comparisons of ordination methods are confounded by differences in algorithm, dissimilarity measure, data standardisation and ecological model assumed. This historical review recognises the relevance of three conceptual models, use of artificial data and the unresolved problem of standardisation. Ordination using non-metric multidimensional scaling, B ray- C urtis coefficient and stand standardisation rather than correspondence analysis is recommended as the current default option. JF - Journal of Vegetation Science AU - Austin, M P AD - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences, GPO Box 284, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 251 EP - 268 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 24 IS - 2 SN - 1100-9233, 1100-9233 KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Standardization KW - Historical account KW - Data processing KW - Reviews KW - Multidimensional scaling KW - Abundance KW - Algorithms KW - Vegetation KW - Ordination KW - Species richness KW - Dominance KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434031514?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+Vegetation+Science&rft.atitle=Inconsistencies+between+theory+and+methodology%3A+a+recurrent+problem+in+ordination+studies&rft.au=Austin%2C+M+P&rft.aulast=Austin&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=24&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=251&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Vegetation+Science&rft.issn=11009233&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1654-1103.2012.01467.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-10-04 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Historical account; Standardization; Data processing; Reviews; Abundance; Multidimensional scaling; Algorithms; Vegetation; Ordination; Species richness; Dominance DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1654-1103.2012.01467.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - My Job: Jim Karamanis AN - 1429836949; 201308023 AB - In an interview, Library of Congress (LOC) Chief of Web Services Jim Karamis describes his job, how the LOC's web presence has changed over the years, and his favorite projects at LOC. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Karamanis, Jim Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 6 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Web sites KW - Library of Congress KW - Interviews KW - Biographies KW - article KW - 2.11: LIS - BIOGRAPHIES UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429836949?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=My+Job%3A+Jim+Karamanis&rft.au=Karamanis%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Karamanis&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=6&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Web sites; Library of Congress; Interviews; Biographies ER - TY - JOUR T1 - March Madness AN - 1429836928; 201308337 AB - This article discusses holdings of the Library of Congress related to the history of basketball. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Allen, Erin Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 7 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Library of Congress KW - Sports KW - article KW - 5.2: MATERIALS BY SUBJECTS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429836928?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=March+Madness&rft.au=Allen%2C+Erin&rft.aulast=Allen&rft.aufirst=Erin&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=7&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library of Congress; Sports ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies AN - 1429836880; 201308323 AB - Actress Mary Pickford was cinema's first great star and became one of the film industry's most influential figures during the early 20th century. The centenary of her first movie appearance prompted the publication in 2012 of "Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies", which was published by the Library of Congress (LOC) with the University of Kentucky press. In the book, her life and career is illuminated by more than 235 images and illustrations, most of which she donated to the Library of Congress and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts. The LOC's Pickford Collection is also discussed. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Schmidt, Christel Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 10 EP - 13 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - History KW - Donations KW - Library materials KW - Films KW - article KW - 5.17: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429836880?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=Mary+Pickford%3A+Queen+of+the+Movies&rft.au=Schmidt%2C+Christel&rft.aulast=Schmidt&rft.aufirst=Christel&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library materials; Films; History; Donations ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Joe Smith Collection AN - 1429836878; 201308318 AB - Retired president of Capitol Records/EMI, Joe Smith recorded two hours of interviews over two years with more than 200 celebrated singers, musicians and industry icons. In June 2012, Smith donated this treasure trove of unedited sound recordings to the Library of Congress. The library recently made a series of these interviews available to the public on its website. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - [Unknown] Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 5 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Library of Congress KW - Popular music KW - Interviews KW - Sound recordings KW - article KW - 5.16: NON PRINT MATERIALS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429836878?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=The+Joe+Smith+Collection&rft.au=%5BUnknown%5D&rft.aulast=%5BUnknown%5D&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=5&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Popular music; Sound recordings; Interviews; Library of Congress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Library of Congress and Flickr: a Photo Dialogue AN - 1429834040; 201308765 AB - Five years ago, the Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs Division embarked on an experiment to post photographs from its collections on the photo-sharing web site, Flickr. The goals were twofold: share images with a community of picture lovers who were not familiar with the Library's website; tap viewer's knowledge to help improve access to images for which the Library had little information. Flickr members flocked to the site to tag the Library's photos. Since then, the library has included other collections and types of images, including portraits of jazz musicians and illustrated newspaper supplements, in its Flickr site. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Sayers, John Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 8 EP - 9 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - USA KW - Social networks KW - Library of Congress KW - Photographs KW - Tagging KW - article KW - 14.11: COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - NETWORKS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429834040?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=The+Library+of+Congress+and+Flickr%3A+a+Photo+Dialogue&rft.au=Sayers%2C+John&rft.aulast=Sayers&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=8&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Photographs; Tagging; Social networks; Library of Congress; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Supporting Congress Lawmakers and Their Library AN - 1429834019; 201308222 AB - Created in 1800, the Library of Congress supports Congress in the performance of its legislative work. It provides lawmakers and their staffs a wide range of services in such areas as legal research, maps of global hot spots, information technology support, guidance on important copyright issues, bicameral seminars on policy issues, and every two years, even the Bibles and bound copies of the Constitution newly elected members use in swearing-in ceremonies. The library's Congressional Research Service conducts research, analysis, seminars, and programs to help Congress navigate the legislative process and address important, complex issues. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Hartsell, Mark Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 14 EP - 18 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 2 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - User services KW - USA KW - Library of Congress KW - Congress KW - article KW - 4.15: USER SERVICES UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429834019?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=Supporting+Congress+Lawmakers+and+Their+Library&rft.au=Hartsell%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Hartsell&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=14&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - User services; Library of Congress; Congress; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Impact of climate change on rainfed rice and options for adaptation in the lower Mekong Basin AN - 1417541540; 2011-445564 AB - We assessed the potential impact of climate change on the yield of rainfed rice in the lower Mekong Basin and evaluated some adaptation options, using a crop growth simulation model. Future climate projections are based on IPCC SRES A2 and B2 scenarios as simulated by ECHAM4 global climate model downscaled for the Mekong Basin using the PRECIS system. We divided the basin into 14 agro-climatic zones and selected a sub-catchment within each zone for the model and assessed the impact for the period of 2010-2030 and 2030-2050. In general, the results suggest that yield of rainfed rice may increase significantly in the upper part of the basin in Laos and Thailand and may decrease in the lower part of the basin in Cambodia and Vietnam. The increase is higher during 2030-2050 compared to the period of 2010-2030 for A2 scenario. For B2 scenario, yield increase is higher during 2010-2030. The impact is mainly due to the change in rainfall and CO2 concentration in the atmosphere. We have tested widely used adaptation options such as changing planting date, supplementary irrigation, and reduction in fertility stress and found that negative impact on yield can be offset and net increase in yield can be achieved. Adapted from the source document. JF - Natural Hazards AU - Mainuddin, Mohammed AU - Kirby, Mac AU - Hoanh, Chu Thai AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia Mohammed.mainuddin@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 905 EP - 938 PB - Springer, Dordrecht The Netherlands VL - 66 IS - 2 SN - 0921-030X, 0921-030X KW - Environment and environmental policy - Weather, climate, and natural disasters KW - Environment and environmental policy - Water, waterways, and water management KW - Agriculture and agricultural policy - Crop management and agricultural production KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census KW - Cambodia KW - Fertility KW - Laos KW - Mekong river KW - Rainfall KW - Thailand KW - Irrigation KW - Climate KW - Global warming KW - Vietnam KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417541540?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%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Natural+Hazards&rft.atitle=Impact+of+climate+change+on+rainfed+rice+and+options+for+adaptation+in+the+lower+Mekong+Basin&rft.au=Mainuddin%2C+Mohammed%3BKirby%2C+Mac%3BHoanh%2C+Chu+Thai&rft.aulast=Mainuddin&rft.aufirst=Mohammed&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=66&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=905&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Natural+Hazards&rft.issn=0921030X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11069-012-0526-5 LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - NAHZEL N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mekong river; Climate; Global warming; Irrigation; Vietnam; Thailand; Fertility; Cambodia; Laos; Rainfall DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-012-0526-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Interstitial Lung Disease and Profound Hypoxaemia in a Severely-malnourished Child with Very Severe Pneumonia and Potential Lymph-node Tuberculosis: An Uncommon but Serious Co-morbidity AN - 1399911180; 18148161 AB - A nine-month old boy was initially admitted at the Acute Respiratory Infection Unit of Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b and soon after transferred to the Intensive Care Unit of the same hospital. The boy had problems of very severe pneumonia (confirmed by radiology), severe hypoxaemia, severe malnutrition, and Down's syndrome. The patient was treated according to the hospital protocol for the management of pneumonia and malnutrition. During the hospital stay, hypoxaemia was persistent with very little improvement of pneumonia; a number of differentials, such as pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia, lymph-node tuberculosis, were added to the problems. Subsequently, the patient's hypoxaemia improved with the empirical use of antitubercular drugs. However, the patient again developed persistent hypoxaemia and, after unsuccessful treatment for a hospital-acquired pneumonia, the problems further expanded to include interstitial lung disease (ILD). This was confirmed by high-resolution computed tomography, and the patient was treated with prednisolone for 6 months, along with antitubercular drugs. He fully recovered from ILD, hypoxaemia, and pneumonia both clinically and radiologically. Therefore, severely-malnourished children having wet cough and pneumonia with persistent hypoxaemia should be assessed for the possible existence of interstitial lung disease. This may help provide a prompt and appropriate management to reduce morbidity and deaths in such patients. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Chisti, Mohammod J AU - Parvin, Irin AU - Ashraf, Hasan AU - Saha, Haimanti AU - Matin, Fariha B AU - Pietroni, Mark A C Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 133 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Children KW - Mycobacterium KW - Pneumonia KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399911180?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=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Interstitial+Lung+Disease+and+Profound+Hypoxaemia+in+a+Severely-malnourished+Child+with+Very+Severe+Pneumonia+and+Potential+Lymph-node+Tuberculosis%3A+An+Uncommon+but+Serious+Co-morbidity&rft.au=Chisti%2C+Mohammod+J%3BParvin%2C+Irin%3BAshraf%2C+Hasan%3BSaha%2C+Haimanti%3BMatin%2C+Fariha+B%3BPietroni%2C+Mark+A+C&rft.aulast=Chisti&rft.aufirst=Mohammod&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=133&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-10 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pneumonia; Mycobacterium ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Time Series Analysis of Cholera in Matlab, Bangladesh, during 1988-2001 AN - 1399911178; 18148147 AB - The study examined the impact of in-situ climatic and marine environmental variability on cholera incidence in an endemic area of Bangladesh and developed a forecasting model for understanding the magnitude of incidence. Diarrhoea surveillance data collected between 1988 and 2001were obtained from a field research site in Matlab, Bangladesh. Cholera cases were defined as Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from faecal specimens of patients who sought care at treatment centres serving the Matlab population. Cholera incidence for 168 months was correlated with remotely-sensed sea-surface temperature (SST) and in-situ environmental data, including rainfall and ambient temperature. A seasonal autoregressive integrated moving average (SARIMA) model was used for determining the impact of climatic and environmental variability on cholera incidence and evaluating the ability of the model to forecast the magnitude of cholera. There were 4,157 cholera cases during the study period, with an average of 1.4 cases per 1,000 people. Since monthly cholera cases varied significantly by month, it was necessary to stabilize the variance of cholera incidence by computing the natural logarithm to conduct the analysis. The SARIMA model shows temporal clustering of cholera at one- and 12-month lags. There was a 6% increase in cholera incidence with a minimum temperature increase of one degree celsius in the current month. For increase of SST by one degree celsius, there was a 25% increase in the cholera incidence at currrent month and 18% increase in the cholera incidence at two months. Rainfall did not influenc to cause variation in cholera incidence during the study period. The model forecast the fluctuation of cholera incidence in Matlab reasonably well (Root mean square error, RMSE: 0.108). Thus, the ambient and sea-surface temperature-based model could be used in forecasting cholera outbreaks in Matlab. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Ali, Mohammad AU - Kim, Deok Ryun AU - Yunus, Mohammad AU - Emch, Michael Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 11 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Cholera KW - Climate change KW - Time series analysis KW - Matlab KW - Bangladesh KW - Prediction KW - Temperature effects KW - ISW, Bangladesh KW - Data processing KW - Diarrhea KW - Pathogenic bacteria KW - Rainfall KW - Bacterial diseases KW - Surveillance and enforcement KW - Nutrition KW - Models KW - Vibrio cholerae KW - Endemic species KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management KW - J 02400:Human Diseases KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399911178?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+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Time+Series+Analysis+of+Cholera+in+Matlab%2C+Bangladesh%2C+during+1988-2001&rft.au=Ali%2C+Mohammad%3BKim%2C+Deok+Ryun%3BYunus%2C+Mohammad%3BEmch%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Ali&rft.aufirst=Mohammad&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=11&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 38 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Temperature effects; Prediction; Endemic species; Pathogenic bacteria; Climate change; Bacterial diseases; Surveillance and enforcement; Time series analysis; Nutrition; Diarrhea; Data processing; Rainfall; Cholera; Models; Vibrio cholerae; ISW, Bangladesh ER - TY - JOUR T1 - IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing of Drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains from Northeast South Africa AN - 1399911036; 18148146 AB - Tuberculosis (TB) remains a deadly infectious disease affecting millions of people worldwide; 95% of TB cases, with 98% of death occur in developing countries. The situation in South Africa merits special attention. A total of 21,913 sputum specimens of suspected TB patients from three provinces of South Africa routinely submitted to the TB laboratory of Dr. George Mukhari (DGM) Hospital were assayed for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) growth and antibiotic susceptibility. The genetic diversity of 338 resistant strains were also studied. DNA isolated from the strains were restricted with Pvu II, transferred on to a nylon membrane and hybridized with a PCR-amplified horseradish peroxidase 245 bp IS6110 probe. Of the 338 resistant strains, 2.09% had less than 5 bands of IS6110, and 98% had 5 or more bands. Unique restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns were observed in 84.3% of the strains, showing their epidemiological independence, and 15.7% were grouped into 22 clusters. Thirty-two strains (61.5%) from the 52 that clustered were from Mpumalanga, 16/52 (30.8%) from Gauteng, and 4/52 (9.6%) from Limpopo province. Clustering was not associated with age. However, strains from male patients in Mpumalanga were more likely to be clustered than strains from male patients in Limpopo and/or Gauteng province. The minimum estimate for the proportion of resistant TB that was due to transmission is 9.06% (52-22=30/331). Our results indicate that transmission of drug-resistant strains may contribute substantially to the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis in South Africa. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Green, Ezekiel AU - Obi, Lawrence C AU - Okoh, Anthony I AU - Nchabeleng, Maphoshane AU - de Villiers, Babsie E AU - Letsoalo, Tomas AU - Hoosen, Anwar A AU - Bessong, Pascal O AU - Ndip, Roland N Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 1 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Nylon KW - Age KW - horseradish peroxidase KW - Drug resistance KW - Probes KW - Restriction fragment length polymorphism KW - Genetic diversity KW - Antibiotics KW - Typing KW - Infectious diseases KW - DNA KW - Tuberculosis KW - Sputum KW - Developing countries KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis KW - Hospitals KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399911036?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=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=IS6110+Restriction+Fragment+Length+Polymorphism+Typing+of+Drug-resistant+Mycobacterium+tuberculosis+Strains+from+Northeast+South+Africa&rft.au=Green%2C+Ezekiel%3BObi%2C+Lawrence+C%3BOkoh%2C+Anthony+I%3BNchabeleng%2C+Maphoshane%3Bde+Villiers%2C+Babsie+E%3BLetsoalo%2C+Tomas%3BHoosen%2C+Anwar+A%3BBessong%2C+Pascal+O%3BNdip%2C+Roland+N&rft.aulast=Green&rft.aufirst=Ezekiel&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Number of references - 45 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Nylon; horseradish peroxidase; Age; Drug resistance; Restriction fragment length polymorphism; Probes; Genetic diversity; Antibiotics; Typing; Infectious diseases; DNA; Tuberculosis; Sputum; Developing countries; Hospitals; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Availability of Treatment for Eclampsia in Public Health Institutions in Maharashtra, India AN - 1372057895; 18148156 AB - Severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are common causes of maternal deaths worldwide and more so in developing countries. Magnesium sulphate (MgSO sub( 4)) is now the most-recommended drug of choice to treat these conditions. Despite favourable policies for the use of MgSO sub( 4) treatment in India, eclampsia continues to take a high toll. This study examined the availability and use of MgSO sub( 4) treatment in the public health system and poor women's recent experiences with eclampsia treatment in Maharashtra state. A mix of qualitative and quantative methods was used. A facility-based survey of all secondary and tertiary healthcare facilities (n=44) in 3 selected districts and interviews with public and contracted-in private sector obstetricians, health officials, and programme managers were conducted. A list of recently-delivering women from marginalized communities, with up to two livebirths, was drawn through a community-level survey in 272 villages covered by 60 subcentres selected at random. Mothers were selected for interviews, using maximum variation sampling, and interviews were conducted with 17% of the mothers who reported having experienced eclampsia; 61% of facilities had no stock of MgSO sub( 4,) the stock-out position continuing from a period ranging from 3 months to 3 years while another 20% had some stock, although less than the expected minimum quantity. No treatment for eclampsia was provided in the recent 3 months at 73% facilities. Our survey of recently-delivering mothers recorded a history of eclampsia in 3.2% pregnancies/ deliveries. Interviews with 10 such mothers revealed that treatment for eclampsia has been sought from public as well as private hospitals and from traditional healers. However, facilities where women have received medical treatment are exclusively in the private sector. Almost all public and private care providers were aware of MgSO sub( 4) as the gold standard to treat eclampsia; however, it is unclear if they knew of its use to treat severe pre-eclampsia. The private care providers routinely used MgSO sub( 4) for eclampsia treatment while the public care providers seemed hesitant to use it fearing risks of complications. We stress the need for improved inventory control practices to ensure sustained availability of supplies and building confidence of care providers in using MgSO sub( 4) treatment for severe pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in public facilities, in addition to teaching expectant mothers how to recognize symptoms of these conditions. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Chaturvedi, Sarika AU - Randive, Bharat AU - Mistry, Nerges Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 86 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Sulfates KW - Mortality KW - Villages KW - Health care KW - Complications KW - Medical treatment KW - Private sector KW - India KW - India, Maharashtra KW - Public health KW - Hospitals KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372057895?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+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Availability+of+Treatment+for+Eclampsia+in+Public+Health+Institutions+in+Maharashtra%2C+India&rft.au=Chaturvedi%2C+Sarika%3BRandive%2C+Bharat%3BMistry%2C+Nerges&rft.aulast=Chaturvedi&rft.aufirst=Sarika&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=86&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 31 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sulfates; Mortality; Health care; Villages; Complications; Medical treatment; Private sector; Hospitals; Public health; India, Maharashtra; India ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Risk Factors of Non-communicable Diseases in a District of Gujarat, India AN - 1372057758; 18148155 AB - The study attempted to identify the prevalence and distribution of risk factors of non-communicable diseases among urban and rural population in Gujarat, India. Using the WHO stepwise approach, a crosssectional study was carried out among 1,805 urban and 1,684 rural people of 15-64 years age-group. Information on behavioural and physiological risk factors of non-communicable diseases was obtained through standardized protocol. High prevalence of smoking (22.8%) and the use of smokeless tobacco (43.4%) were observed among rural men compared to urban men (smoking-12.8% and smokeless tobacco consumption-23.1%). There was a significant difference in the average consumption of fruits and vegetables between urban (2.18 plus or minus 1.59 servings) and rural (1.78 plus or minus 1.48 servings) area. Prevalence of overweight and obesity was observed to be high among urban men and women in all age-groups compared to rural men and women. Prevalence of behavioural risk factors, overweight, and obesity increased with age in both the areas. Twenty-nine percent of the urban residents and 15.4% of the rural residents were found to have raised blood pressure, and the difference was found to be statistically significant (p<0.01). For both men and women, the prevalence of overweight and obesity, hypertension, and lack of physical activities were significantly higher in the urban population while smoking, smokeless tobacco consumption, poor consumption of fruits and vegetables were more prevalent in the rural population. The results highlight the need for interventions and approaches for the prevention of risk factors of non-communicable diseases in rural and urban areas. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Bhagyalaxmi, Aroor AU - Atul, Trivedi AU - Shikha, Jain Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 78 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - Obesity KW - Fruits KW - Smoking KW - Risk factors KW - Physical activity KW - Tobacco KW - Intervention KW - India, Gujarat KW - Rural areas KW - Hypertension 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/1372057758?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=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Prevalence+of+Risk+Factors+of+Non-communicable+Diseases+in+a+District+of+Gujarat%2C+India&rft.au=Bhagyalaxmi%2C+Aroor%3BAtul%2C+Trivedi%3BShikha%2C+Jain&rft.aulast=Bhagyalaxmi&rft.aufirst=Aroor&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=78&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 25 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Smoking; Fruits; Obesity; Physical activity; Risk factors; Tobacco; Intervention; Hypertension; Rural areas; India, Gujarat ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Risk Factors of Rheumatic Heart Disease in Bangladesh: A Case-Control Study AN - 1372057656; 18148154 AB - Not all cases of rheumatic fever (RF) end up as rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The fact raises the possibility of existence of a subgroup with characteristics that prevent RF patients from developing the RHD. The present study aimed at exploring the risk factors among patients with RHD. The study assessed the risk of RHD among people both with and without RF. In total, 103 consecutive RHD patients were recruited as cases who reported to the National Centre for Control of Rheumatic Fever and Heart Disease, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of 309 controls, 103 were RF patients selected from the same centre, and the remaining 206 controls were selected from Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital, who got admitted for other non-cardiac ailments. RHD was confirmed by auscultation and colour Doppler echocardiography. RF was diagnosed based on the modified Jones criteria. An unadjusted odds ratio was generated for each variable, with 95% confidence interval (CI), and only significant factors were considered candidate for multivariate analysis. Three separate binary logistic regression models were generated to assess the risk factors of RF, risk factors of RHD compared to non-rheumatic control patients, and risk factors of RHD compared to control with RF. RF and RHD shared almost a similar set of risk factors in the population. In general, age over 19 years was found to be protective of RF; however, age of the majority (62.1%) of the RHD cases was over 19 years. Women [odds ratio (OR)=2.2, 95% CI 1.1-4.3], urban resident (OR=3.1, 95% CI 1.2-8.4), dwellers in brick-built house (OR=3.6, 95% CI 1.6-8.1), having >2 siblings (OR=3.1, 95% CI 1.5-6.3), offspring of working mothers (OR=7.6, 95% CI 2.0-24.2), illiterate mother (OR=2.6, 95% CI 1.2-5.8), and those who did not brush after taking meals (OR=2.5, 95% CI 1.0-6.3) were more likely to develop RF. However, more than 5 members in a family showed a reduced risk of RF. RHD shared almost a similar set of factors in general. More than three people sharing a room also showed an increased risk of RHD (OR=1.9, 95% CI 1.0-3.4), in addition to the risk factors of RF. Multivariate model also assessed the factors that may perpetuate RHD among RF patients. Overcrowding (OR=2.4, 95% CI 1.2-4.7) and illiteracy (OR=2.4, 95% CI 1.1-5.2) posed the risk of RHD in the RF patients. The study did not find new factors that might pose an increased risk, rather looked for the documented risk factors and how these operate in the population of Bangladesh. JF - Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition AU - Riaz, Baizid Khoorshid AU - Selim, Shahjada AU - Karim, Md Nazmul AU - Chowdhury, Kamrun Nahar AU - Chowdhury, Shahabul Huda AU - Rahman, Md Ridwanur Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 70 PB - ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, GPO Box 128, Dhaka 1000 Mohakhali Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 1606-0997, 1606-0997 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts KW - Age KW - Housing KW - Risk factors KW - Residential areas KW - Siblings KW - Offspring KW - Risk reduction KW - Bangladesh KW - Heart diseases KW - Hospitals KW - H 13000:Medical Safety KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1372057656?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=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.atitle=Risk+Factors+of+Rheumatic+Heart+Disease+in+Bangladesh%3A+A+Case-Control+Study&rft.au=Riaz%2C+Baizid+Khoorshid%3BSelim%2C+Shahjada%3BKarim%2C+Md+Nazmul%3BChowdhury%2C+Kamrun+Nahar%3BChowdhury%2C+Shahabul+Huda%3BRahman%2C+Md+Ridwanur&rft.aulast=Riaz&rft.aufirst=Baizid&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=70&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Health%2C+Population+and+Nutrition&rft.issn=16060997&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 18 N1 - Last updated - 2013-07-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Housing; Risk factors; Residential areas; Siblings; Risk reduction; Offspring; Hospitals; Heart diseases; Bangladesh ER - TY - JOUR T1 - To Protect and Preserve: Getting the Word out to the Public about Collection Preservation AN - 1364693951; 201305388 AB - Preservation libraries around the country work to protect and preserve the collections in their care. Many also have the zeal to help others save the personal items that make up our lives, our history and our culture. Libraries should be proactive -- before disasters hit -- and find out how to prepare, protect and preserve collections and share with patrons this crucial information. In 2010, the American Library Association's Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) teamed up with the Library of Congress's Library Services office and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to launch Preservation Week, an annual event that highlights preservation and promotes the sharing of preservation information with the public. Adapted from the source document. JF - American Libraries AU - Drewes, Jeanne AD - Library of Congress Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 48 EP - 49 PB - American Library Association, Chicago, IL VL - 44 IS - 3-4 SN - 0002-9769, 0002-9769 KW - Libraries KW - Planning KW - Preservation KW - article KW - 9.15: TECHNICAL SERVICES - PRESERVATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1364693951?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=To+Protect+and+Preserve%3A+Getting+the+Word+out+to+the+Public+about+Collection+Preservation&rft.au=Drewes%2C+Jeanne&rft.aulast=Drewes&rft.aufirst=Jeanne&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=48&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 - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Preservation; Planning; Libraries ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Peer mentoring: Supporting successful transition for first year undergraduate psychology students AN - 1347818792; 201305815 AB - This article examines the effectiveness of a mentoring programme supporting the transition of first year psychology students. The programme, in which third year students worked with small groups of first year students within tutorials, was developed to enhance five aspects associated with student success (capability, connectedness, resourcefulness, purpose, and culture), encourage deep and strategic learning approaches, and build psychological literacy. The programme was implemented across the first year of the undergraduate programme at a metropolitan Australian university, and 241 first year students (166 females and 65 males) provided data for the evaluation study. Significant positive change was noted on three of the five aspects of student success, with an increase in deep and strategic learning approaches and a decrease in surface learning. Significant change was reported for six of the nine psychological literacies. Compared with previous cohorts, grades also showed a shift upwards, with a higher proportion of final grades in the range between 60% and 80%. Together, these findings suggest that proactive interventions in the first semester of first year can enhance important aspects of learning and increase success for undergraduate psychology students. Recommendations for amendments to the mentoring programme, particularly surrounding its use with mature age students, are discussed. Adapted from the source document. JF - Australian Journal of Psychology AU - Chester, Andrea AU - Burton, Lorelle J AU - Xenos, Sophie AU - Elgar, Karen AD - RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, Vic. 3001, Australia andrea.chester@rmit.edu.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 30 EP - 37 PB - Wiley-Blackwell VL - 65 IS - 1 SN - 0004-9530, 0004-9530 KW - first year transition, learning approaches, peer mentoring, psychological literacy, student success KW - Learning KW - First year KW - Psychology KW - Learning styles KW - Mentoring KW - Undergraduate students KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347818792?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=Australian+Journal+of+Psychology&rft.atitle=Peer+mentoring%3A+Supporting+successful+transition+for+first+year+undergraduate+psychology+students&rft.au=Chester%2C+Andrea%3BBurton%2C+Lorelle+J%3BXenos%2C+Sophie%3BElgar%2C+Karen&rft.aulast=Chester&rft.aufirst=Andrea&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=30&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australian+Journal+of+Psychology&rft.issn=00049530&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fajpy.12006 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - ASJPAE N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - First year; Undergraduate students; Mentoring; Psychology; Learning; Learning styles DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12006 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A brief measure of student perceptions of the educational value of research participation AN - 1347818614; 201307352 AB - Despite the continued reliance on undergraduate students as research participants, there is an absence of valid, reliable measures of student perceptions of educational gains from research participation. In this article, we present two studies outlining the development and initial validation of a new measure, the student perceptions of the educational value of research participation scale. In Study One a pool of 28 items was developed from previous qualitative research and administered to a convenience sample of 68 Australian university student volunteers. Following principal axis factoring, a seven-item unidimensional scale with good internal reliability (alpha = .82) was developed and validated against an existing measure of reactions to research participation. In Study Two, 104 members of a second-year undergraduate psychology participant pool completed the measure. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a higher order two-factor model (overall alpha = .82). Across both volunteer and participant pool samples, the educational value of research participation was rated more highly than the costs of research participation (emotional reactions and drawbacks of participating), indicating a positive cost-benefit ratio of research participation. This brief, internally reliable measure can be used in assessing students' perceptions of educational gain in both individual research projects and across research projects. Adapted from the source document. JF - Australian Journal of Psychology AU - Roberts, Lynne D AU - Allen, Peter J AD - School of Psychology and Speech Pathology, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia lynne.roberts@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 22 EP - 29 PB - Wiley-Blackwell VL - 65 IS - 1 SN - 0004-9530, 0004-9530 KW - academic learning and achievement, research methods and statistics, research participation, subject pools, teaching of psychology KW - Perceptions KW - Volunteers KW - Emotional responses KW - Reliability KW - Validation KW - Undergraduate students KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347818614?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=Australian+Journal+of+Psychology&rft.atitle=A+brief+measure+of+student+perceptions+of+the+educational+value+of+research+participation&rft.au=Roberts%2C+Lynne+D%3BAllen%2C+Peter+J&rft.aulast=Roberts&rft.aufirst=Lynne&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=65&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=22&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australian+Journal+of+Psychology&rft.issn=00049530&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fajpy.12007 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - ASJPAE N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Perceptions; Volunteers; Undergraduate students; Validation; Emotional responses; Reliability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12007 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Barriers and Motivators to Being Physically Active for Older Home Care Clients AN - 1347817536; 201305723 AB - The aim of the study was to identify the motivators and barriers to being physically active for older people receiving either restorative or "usual" home care services. The study used a mixed method descriptive design including questionnaire and interviews. Questionnaires were sent to 1,490 clients who received either service between 2006-2009; 506 (34%) responded, and 190 indicated willingness to participate in a follow-up interview. Of the latter, 20 were purposively selected and interviewed. "Well-being" and "health and fitness" were the top two reasons participants gave for being active. "Ongoing injury/illness" and feeling "too old" were the highest ranked barriers. The qualitative findings confirmed that older home care clients know physical activity is good for health and well-being, however, due to ongoing injury/illness and thinking they are too old, they may not be as active as they could be. This may impact on the number of home care services older people need over the longer term. Adapted from the source document. JF - Physical and Occupational Therapyin Geriatrics AU - Burton, Elissa AU - Lewin, Gill AU - Boldy, Duncan AD - Centre for Research on Ageing, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845 Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 21 EP - 36 PB - Informa Healthcare VL - 31 IS - 1 SN - 0270-3181, 0270-3181 KW - physical activity, barriers, motivators, aging, home care services KW - Injuries KW - Motivation KW - Wellbeing KW - Older people KW - Health KW - Home care KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347817536?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=Physical+and+Occupational+Therapyin+Geriatrics&rft.atitle=Barriers+and+Motivators+to+Being+Physically+Active+for+Older+Home+Care+Clients&rft.au=Burton%2C+Elissa%3BLewin%2C+Gill%3BBoldy%2C+Duncan&rft.aulast=Burton&rft.aufirst=Elissa&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=31&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Physical+and+Occupational+Therapyin+Geriatrics&rft.issn=02703181&rft_id=info:doi/10.3109%2F02703181.2012.751474 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Home care; Older people; Wellbeing; Motivation; Health; Injuries DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02703181.2012.751474 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Worship Attendance and the Disability Process in Community-Dwelling Older Adults AN - 1347817181; 201306107 AB - Objectives. We examined the contribution of religious involvement to age-related declines in health by examining the association of worship attendance with measures of different stages in the disability continuum. Method. Participants included 5,863 Black and White older adults from the Chicago Health and Aging Project. Worship attendance was coded in 3 levels: very frequent (several times a week or more), frequent (several times a month), and infrequent (several times a year or less). Measures of disability included self-reported instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) and activities of daily living (ADL) disability as well as observed physical function. Results. In multiple regression models adjusted for demographic factors, compared with those with infrequent worship attendance, those with frequent or very frequent attendance had lower levels of IADL and ADL disability and higher levels of physical performance at baseline. These associations remained significant in models that adjusted for health and cognitive status. There was no association between frequency of worship attendance and change in disability or physical function over time. Discussion. These results suggest that more frequent worship attendance does not contribute to slowing the progress of disability in late life. Future research is needed to better understand the development of the differences in disability associated with worship attendance observed at baseline. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences AU - Fitchett, George AU - Benjamins, Maureen R AU - Skarupski, Kimberly A AU - Mendes de Leon, Carlos F. AD - Department of Religion, Health, and Human Values, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612 george_fitchett@rush.edu Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 235 EP - 245 PB - Gerontological Society of America, Washington DC VL - 68B IS - 2 SN - 1079-5014, 1079-5014 KW - ADL, Disability, IADL, Religion, Worship attendance KW - Ageing KW - Worship KW - Physical ability KW - Health KW - Disability KW - Activities of daily living KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347817181?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=Journals+of+Gerontology+Series+B%3A+Psychological+Sciences+and+Social+Sciences&rft.atitle=Worship+Attendance+and+the+Disability+Process+in+Community-Dwelling+Older+Adults&rft.au=Fitchett%2C+George%3BBenjamins%2C+Maureen+R%3BSkarupski%2C+Kimberly+A%3BMendes+de+Leon%2C+Carlos+F.&rft.aulast=Fitchett&rft.aufirst=George&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=68B&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=235&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journals+of+Gerontology+Series+B%3A+Psychological+Sciences+and+Social+Sciences&rft.issn=10795014&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fgeronb%2Fgbs165 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - JGBSF3 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Disability; Worship; Activities of daily living; Physical ability; Ageing; Health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbs165 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clients' preferred methods of obtaining sexually transmissible infection or HIV results from Sydney Sexual Health Centre AN - 1347816758; 201306890 AB - Given the documented benefits of using text messaging (short message service; SMS), the internet and email to deliver sexually transmissible infection (STI) test results, including high acceptability among clients, Sydney Sexual Health Centre (SSHC) aimed to identify which methods our clients preferred for receiving their results, using a cross-sectional survey. There was a preference for SMS (32%) for negative STI results, and for SMS (27%), phone call (27%) and in-person (26%) for negative HIV results. An in-person preference was shown for receiving positive STI results (40%) and positive HIV results (56%, P < 0.001). While many clients would prefer to receive STI test results via text messages or phone call, many also still prefer a return visit, with this preference is dependent on the type and nature of the results. Our study suggests that, ideally, several options for obtaining results should be available. Adapted from the source document. JF - Sexual Health AU - Martin, Lynne AU - Knight, Vickie AU - Read, Phillip J AU - McNulty, Anna AD - Sydney Sexual Health Centre, Sydney Hospital, GPO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia lynne.martin@sesiahs.health.nsw.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 91 EP - 92 PB - CSIRO Publishing, Collingwood Australia VL - 10 IS - 1 SN - 1448-5028, 1448-5028 KW - Text messaging KW - Preferences KW - Acceptability KW - Sexual health KW - HIV KW - Sexually transmitted diseases KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347816758?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=Sexual+Health&rft.atitle=Clients%27+preferred+methods+of+obtaining+sexually+transmissible+infection+or+HIV+results+from+Sydney+Sexual+Health+Centre&rft.au=Martin%2C+Lynne%3BKnight%2C+Vickie%3BRead%2C+Phillip+J%3BMcNulty%2C+Anna&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Lynne&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Sexual+Health&rft.issn=14485028&rft_id=info:doi/10.1071%2FSH12062 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sexually transmitted diseases; Text messaging; HIV; Preferences; Sexual health; Acceptability DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SH12062 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association of genotypes of carcinogen-metabolizing enzymes and smoking status with bladder cancer in a Japanese population AN - 1323806134; 17786092 AB - Objectives: Arylamines are considered to be the primary causative agent of bladder cancer in tobacco smokers. To test the hypothesis that variation in the genes that metabolize tobacco carcinogens contribute to bladder cancer, we examined the effects of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the genes of four key enzymes: cytochrome P450 1A2, N-acetyltransferase (NAT) 2, sulfotransferase 1A1, and UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B7. Methods: In this study, 282 Japanese patients with transitional cell carcinoma, the most common bladder cancer, and 257 healthy controls were surveyed and compared for frequencies of the genotypes of the four enzymes. Genotypes were determined using PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism and TaqMan assays. Smoking information was collected by personal interview. Logistic regression analysis and the chi-square test were employed as statistical methods. Results: The NAT2 slow genotype was significantly associated with the risk of bladder cancer [odds ratio (OR) 3.41, 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) 1.68-6.87; p < 0.05). The NAT2 slow genotype also significantly increased the risk of bladder cancer in heavy smokers (OR 8.57, 95 % CI 1.82-40.25; p < 0.05). Among the different combinations of the four enzyme genotypes, the highest OR (4.20; 95 % CI 1.34-13.14; p < 0.05) was obtained with the NAT2 slow genotype when present in combination with the UGT2B7 *2/*2 or *1/*2 genotype. Conclusions: Our results suggest that individuals with different genotypes for the enzymes involved in metabolizing carcinogenic arylamines have a different risk of developing bladder cancer. In particularly, the combination of the NAT2 slow genotype with UGT2B7 *1/*2 or *2/*2 genotype is a high risk factor for bladder cancer. JF - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine AU - Cui, Xiaoyi AU - Lu, Xi AU - Hiura, Mizue AU - Omori, Hisamitsu AU - Miyazaki, Wataru AU - Katoh, Takahiko AD - Department of Public Health, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjou, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan, katoht@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 136 EP - 142 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1342-078X, 1342-078X KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Sulfotransferase KW - Statistics KW - Gene polymorphism KW - N-Acetyltransferase 2 KW - UDP-glucuronosyltransferase KW - Genotypes KW - Carcinogens KW - Smoking KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Risk factors KW - Regression analysis KW - Tobacco KW - Urinary bladder KW - Enzymes KW - transitional cell carcinoma KW - Cytochrome KW - Single-nucleotide polymorphism KW - Cytochrome P450 KW - Japan KW - N-Acetyltransferase KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323806134?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+and+Preventive+Medicine&rft.atitle=Association+of+genotypes+of+carcinogen-metabolizing+enzymes+and+smoking+status+with+bladder+cancer+in+a+Japanese+population&rft.au=Cui%2C+Xiaoyi%3BLu%2C+Xi%3BHiura%2C+Mizue%3BOmori%2C+Hisamitsu%3BMiyazaki%2C+Wataru%3BKatoh%2C+Takahiko&rft.aulast=Cui&rft.aufirst=Xiaoyi&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=18&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=136&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+and+Preventive+Medicine&rft.issn=1342078X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs12199-012-0302-x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 32 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Statistics; Sulfotransferase; Urinary bladder; Gene polymorphism; N-Acetyltransferase 2; UDP-glucuronosyltransferase; Enzymes; Carcinogens; transitional cell carcinoma; Smoking; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; Risk factors; Tobacco; Regression analysis; Cytochrome P450; N-Acetyltransferase; Cytochrome; Carcinogenicity; Genotypes; Japan DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12199-012-0302-x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maximizing Net Extraction Using an Injection-Extraction Well Pair in a Coastal Aquifer AN - 1323250849; 17780684 AB - In this study, we examine the maximum net extraction rate from the novel arrangement of an injection-extraction well pair in a coastal aquifer, where fresh groundwater is reinjected through the injection well located between the interface toe and extraction well. Complex potential theory is employed to derive a new analytical solution for the maximum net extraction rate and corresponding stagnation-point locations and recirculation ratio, assuming steady-state, sharp-interface conditions. The injection-extraction well-pair system outperforms a traditional single extraction well in terms of net extraction rate for a broad range of well placement and pumping rates, which is up to 50% higher for an aquifer with a thickness of 20 m, hydraulic conductivity of 10 m/d, and fresh water influx of 0.24 m2/d. Sensitivity analyses show that for a given fresh water discharge from an inland aquifer, a larger maximum net extraction is expected in cases with a smaller hydraulic conductivity or a smaller aquifer thickness, notwithstanding physical limits to drawdown at the pumping well that are not considered here. For an extraction well with a fixed location, the optimal net extraction rate linearly increases with the distance between the injection well and the sea, and the corresponding injection rate and recirculation ratio also increase. The analytical analysis in this study provides initial guidance for the design of well-pair systems in coastal aquifers, and is therefore an extension beyond previous applications of analytical solutions of coastal pumping that apply only to extraction or injection wells. JF - Ground Water AU - Lu, Chunhui AU - Werner, Adrian D AU - Simmons, Craig T AU - Robinson, Neville I AU - Luo, Jian AD - National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia. Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 219 EP - 228 PB - Wiley-Blackwell, 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030-5774 United States VL - 51 IS - 2 SN - 0017-467X, 0017-467X KW - Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts KW - Aquifers KW - Hydraulic conductivity KW - Hydraulics KW - Aquifer KW - Drawdown KW - Interfaces KW - Coastal Aquifers KW - Permeability Coefficient KW - Sensitivity Analysis KW - Pumping KW - Injection wells KW - Injection Wells KW - Coastal zone KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Wells KW - Water wells KW - Groundwater KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - Q2 09381:Cables KW - SW 0840:Groundwater KW - ENA 12:Oceans & Estuaries KW - M2 556.3:Groundwater Hydrology (556.3) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323250849?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=Ground+Water&rft.atitle=Maximizing+Net+Extraction+Using+an+Injection-Extraction+Well+Pair+in+a+Coastal+Aquifer&rft.au=Lu%2C+Chunhui%3BWerner%2C+Adrian+D%3BSimmons%2C+Craig+T%3BRobinson%2C+Neville+I%3BLuo%2C+Jian&rft.aulast=Lu&rft.aufirst=Chunhui&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=219&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ground+Water&rft.issn=0017467X&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1745-6584.2012.00973.x LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Document feature - figure 7 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Aquifer; Coastal zone; Pumping; Hydraulic conductivity; Aquifers; Drawdown; Sensitivity analysis; Hydraulics; Injection wells; Water wells; Groundwater; Sensitivity Analysis; Interfaces; Wells; Injection Wells; Permeability Coefficient; Coastal Aquifers DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-6584.2012.00973.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat AN - 1323247841; 17782073 AB - Harris, P. T., Bridge, T. C. L., Beaman, R. J., Webster, J. M., Nichol, S. L., and Brooke, B. P. 2013. Submerged banks in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, greatly increase available coral reef habitat. - ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 284-293.Anthropogenic global ocean warming is predicted to cause bleaching of many near-sea-surface (NSS) coral reefs, placing increased importance on deeper reef habitats to maintain coral reef biodiversity and ecosystem function. However, the location and spatial extent of many deep reef habitats is poorly known. The question arises: how common are deep reef habitats in comparison with NSS reefs? We used a dataset from the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) to show that only about 39% of available seabed on submerged banks is capped by NSS coral reefs (16 110 km super(2)); the other 61% of bank area (25 600 km super(2)) is submerged at a mean depth of around 27 m and represents potential deep reef habitat that is spatially distributed along the GBR continental shelf in the same latitudinal distribution as NSS reefs. Out of 25 600 km super(2) of submerged bank area, predictive habitat modelling indicates that more than half (around 14 000 km super(2)) is suitable habitat for coral communities. JF - ICES Journal of Marine Science AU - Harris, Peter T AU - Bridge, Thomas CL AU - Beaman, Robin J AU - Webster, Jody M AU - Nichol, Scott L AU - Brooke, Brendan P AD - 1 Geoscience Australia, GPO Box 378, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia, peter.harris@ga.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 284 EP - 293 PB - Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street Oxford OX2 6DP United Kingdom VL - 70 IS - 2 SN - 1054-3139, 1054-3139 KW - Oceanic Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - benthic habitats KW - biodiversity KW - Great Barrier Reef KW - mesophotic KW - refugia KW - submerged banks KW - Prediction KW - Marine KW - Coral bleaching KW - Bleaching KW - Ecological distribution KW - Biological diversity KW - Biodiversity KW - Habitat KW - Barrier reefs KW - ISEW, Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef KW - Oceans KW - Coral reefs KW - Ocean floor KW - Marine sciences KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - Q1 08463:Habitat community studies KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323247841?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=ICES+Journal+of+Marine+Science&rft.atitle=Submerged+banks+in+the+Great+Barrier+Reef%2C+Australia%2C+greatly+increase+available+coral+reef+habitat&rft.au=Harris%2C+Peter+T%3BBridge%2C+Thomas+CL%3BBeaman%2C+Robin+J%3BWebster%2C+Jody+M%3BNichol%2C+Scott+L%3BBrooke%2C+Brendan+P&rft.aulast=Harris&rft.aufirst=Peter&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=70&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=284&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=ICES+Journal+of+Marine+Science&rft.issn=10543139&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Ficesjms%2Ffss165 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Bleaching; Ecological distribution; Coral reefs; Biodiversity; Habitat; Ocean floor; Barrier reefs; Coral bleaching; Oceans; Biological diversity; Marine sciences; ISEW, Australia, Queensland, Great Barrier Reef; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fss165 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Use of 'Dear Colleague' Letters in the US House of Representatives: A Study of Internal Communications AN - 1322714953; 201311450 AB - 'Dear colleague' letters -- formal, written, member-to-member correspondence -- provide a unique window into internal communications in the US House of Representatives. In general, studies of congressional political communications tend to focus on external messaging by members (candidates) to their constituents (voters) through a focus on electoral or constituent communication. Yet these studies may or may not tell us why members choose to engage in internal communication. To address this gap, this paper draws on the literature and presents new hypotheses about factors that increase a member's likelihood of using dear colleague letters. Using House dear colleague letter data from the first session of the 111th Congress (2009), a negative binomial regression tests the importance of seniority, electoral vulnerability, leadership status, and majority party status for dear colleague letter senders. The analysis demonstrates that rank-and-file majority party members who are electorally 'safe' are more likely to use the dear colleague system. Adapted from the source document. JF - The Journal of Legislative Studies AU - Straus, Jacob R Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 60 EP - 75 PB - Taylor & Francis, Abingdon UK VL - 19 IS - 1 SN - 1357-2334, 1357-2334 KW - Elections KW - Political Communication KW - Majorities KW - Communication KW - United States of America KW - Voters KW - Legislative Bodies KW - Leadership KW - article KW - 9089: government/political systems; legislatures UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1322714953?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=The+Journal+of+Legislative+Studies&rft.atitle=Use+of+%27Dear+Colleague%27+Letters+in+the+US+House+of+Representatives%3A+A+Study+of+Internal+Communications&rft.au=Straus%2C+Jacob+R&rft.aulast=Straus&rft.aufirst=Jacob&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=19&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=60&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+Legislative+Studies&rft.issn=13572334&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F13572334.2013.737156 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Communication; Legislative Bodies; United States of America; Majorities; Political Communication; Leadership; Voters; Elections DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2013.737156 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transcending hunter gatherer pursuits while balancing customary cultural ideals with market forces of advanced western societies: Extending the traditional boundaries of Indigenous Yolngu people of the Northern Territory of Australia AN - 1322713586; 201312451 AB - As large multinationals move their operations into remote regions of the world, imperatives of social responsibility and sound business pragmatism compel engagement of the marginalized local Indigenous people. This notion is particularly relevant for the mining industry in Australia, which is undertaken in remote regions, where the local Indigenous communities are significantly socio-economically disadvantaged compared to other Australians. This article reports the job-related outcomes of Indigenous Yolngu people of East Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory of Australia who were participants in a unique vocational-educational programme set up by the multinational mining company Rio Tinto Alcan. These mainline job-related outcomes are in two main areas: (1) employment in mainline work at the Nhulunbuy refinery or the mine site and (2) entrepreneurial timber-related business (milling timber, house construction, furniture manufacture). Both streams are inaugural achievements for these Indigenous Australians. The concluding sections present challenges for multinational corporations when anchoring institutional processes, structures and the contemporary technologies of the workplace with the contextuality of rural Australian communities. [Reprinted by permission of Sage Publications Ltd., copyright holder.] JF - International Journal of Cultural Studies AU - Pearson, Cecil AL AU - Daff, Sandra AD - Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 189 EP - 208 PB - Sage Publications, London UK VL - 16 IS - 2 SN - 1367-8779, 1367-8779 KW - Australia entrepreneurship Indigenous education mining vocation Yolngu KW - Values KW - Indigenous Populations KW - Multinational Corporations KW - Rural Communities KW - Mining Industry KW - Australia KW - Aboriginal Australians KW - Markets KW - Pragmatism KW - article KW - 9221: politics and society; politics and society UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1322713586?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=International+Journal+of+Cultural+Studies&rft.atitle=Transcending+hunter+gatherer+pursuits+while+balancing+customary+cultural+ideals+with+market+forces+of+advanced+western+societies%3A+Extending+the+traditional+boundaries+of+Indigenous+Yolngu+people+of+the+Northern+Territory+of+Australia&rft.au=Pearson%2C+Cecil+AL%3BDaff%2C+Sandra&rft.aulast=Pearson&rft.aufirst=Cecil&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Cultural+Studies&rft.issn=13678779&rft_id=info:doi/10.1177%2F1367877912452487 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Australia; Aboriginal Australians; Indigenous Populations; Multinational Corporations; Mining Industry; Values; Markets; Rural Communities; Pragmatism DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1367877912452487 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Screening for potential effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals in peri-urban creeks and rivers in Melbourne, Australia using mosquitofish and recombinant receptor-reporter gene assays AN - 1318696433; 17740811 AB - Sexually mature male mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) were collected from various sites around Melbourne in 2009 to evaluate the performance of gonopodial indices as a biomarker for endocrine disruption in Melbourne's waterways. The mosquitofish indices assessed were body length (BL), gonopodial length (GL)/BL ratio, ray 4:6 ratio and the absence or presence of hooks and serrae, and these varied between sites. The study was complemented by measurements of estrogenic, retinoid, thyroid and aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) receptor activities of the water. Male mosquitofish were 16.3-21.5 mm in length, and although there was a statistically significant positive relationship showing that bigger fish had longer gonopodia than small fish (r2 = 0.52, p < 0.001), there were few significant differences in GL/BL ratio of fish between sites. Measured estrogenic activity was mostly in the range 0.1-1.7 ng/L EEQ, with one site having much higher levels (~12 ng/L EEQ). Aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) receptor activity was observed in all water samples (7-180 ng/L beta NF EQ), although there was no consistent pattern in the level of AhR activity observed, i.e., 'clean' sites were as likely to return a high AhR activity response as urban or wastewater treatment plant (WWTP)-impacted sites. There was no correlation between measurements of receptor actvity and gonopodial length (GL):BL ratio and BL. We conclude that the mosquitofish gonopodia only fulfills part of the criteria for biomarker selection for screening. The mosquitofish indices assessed were cheap and easy-to-perform procedures; however, there is no baseline data from the selected sites to evaluate whether differences in the morpholical indices observed at a site were a result of natural selection in the population or due to estrogenic exposure. JF - Environmental Science and Pollution Research International AU - Chinathamby, Kavitha AU - Allinson, Mayumi AU - Shiraishi, Fujio AU - Lopata, Andreas L AU - Nugegoda, Dayanthi AU - Pettigrove, Vincent AU - Allinson, Graeme AD - School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University Bundoora West Campus, GPO Box 71, Bundoora, 3083, Australia, graeme.allinson@dpi.vic.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - Mar 2013 SP - 1831 EP - 1841 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 20 IS - 3 SN - 0944-1344, 0944-1344 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - Australia, Victoria, Melbourne KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - Environmental sciences KW - Biomarkers KW - Freshwater KW - Freshwater fish KW - Toxicity tests KW - Natural selection KW - Sex hormones KW - Economics KW - Assay KW - Body length KW - Bioindicators KW - Rivers KW - Site Selection KW - Thyroid KW - Receptors KW - Assays KW - Recombinants KW - Performance Evaluation KW - Fish physiology KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Fish KW - Chemicals KW - Water sampling KW - Correlations KW - Statistical analysis KW - Streams KW - Wastewater treatment KW - Australia KW - Screening KW - Estrogens KW - Data processing KW - Gambusia holbrooki KW - Hydrocarbons KW - Culicidae KW - Pollution research KW - estrogenic activity KW - biomarkers KW - Waterways KW - Retinoids KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - M2 556:General (556) KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - G 07800:Plants and Algae KW - ENA 05:Environmental Design & Urban Ecology KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - Q5 08524:Public health, medicines, dangerous organisms UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1318696433?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+Science+and+Pollution+Research+International&rft.atitle=Screening+for+potential+effects+of+endocrine-disrupting+chemicals+in+peri-urban+creeks+and+rivers+in+Melbourne%2C+Australia+using+mosquitofish+and+recombinant+receptor-reporter+gene+assays&rft.au=Chinathamby%2C+Kavitha%3BAllinson%2C+Mayumi%3BShiraishi%2C+Fujio%3BLopata%2C+Andreas+L%3BNugegoda%2C+Dayanthi%3BPettigrove%2C+Vincent%3BAllinson%2C+Graeme&rft.aulast=Chinathamby&rft.aufirst=Kavitha&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=20&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=1831&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Science+and+Pollution+Research+International&rft.issn=09441344&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11356-012-1188-2 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 64 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Recombinants; Screening; Fish physiology; Receptors; Biomarkers; Freshwater fish; Natural selection; Toxicity tests; Sex hormones; Rivers; Data processing; Hydrocarbons; Endocrine disruptors; Thyroid; Statistical analysis; Pollution research; biomarkers; estrogenic activity; Wastewater treatment; Retinoids; Body length; Environmental sciences; Correlations; Chemicals; Bioindicators; Estrogens; Water sampling; Economics; Assays; Fish; Performance Evaluation; Site Selection; Water Pollution Effects; Assay; Waterways; Streams; Gambusia holbrooki; Culicidae; Australia, Victoria, Melbourne; Australia; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1188-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Biogeographical and phylogeographical relationships of the bathyal ophiuroid fauna of the Macquarie Ridge, Southern Ocean AN - 1315609708; 17700669 AB - There are relatively few studies examining the latitudinal distribution of polar, subantarctic and temperate faunas on the bathyal seafloor across the Southern Ocean. Here, we investigate the relationship between the subantarctic Macquarie Ridge and adjacent regions of Antarctica (including the Ross Sea) and temperate Australia and New Zealand at depths of 200-2,500 m. We study the fauna at two levels of classification (1) morpho-species (MSPs) accepted by taxonomists and (2) evolutionary significant units defined as reciprocally monophyletic clades derived from phylogenies of mitochondrial DNA. The ophiuroid fauna on the Macquarie Ridge has a predominantly temperate origin, with far more MSPs shared with south-eastern Australia (78 % of species) and southern New Zealand (83 %) than neighbouring Antarctic regions (33 %). However, this asymmetry also reflects the relative species richness of these regions. Many species that are shared between Antarctica and the Macquarie Ridge have diverged into distinct mtDNA lineages indicative of a recent barrier to gene flow. JF - Polar Biology AU - O'Hara, Timothy D AU - Smith, Peter J AU - Mills, VSadie AU - Smirnov, Igor AU - Steinke, Dirk AD - Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, 3001, Australia, tohara@museum.vic.gov.au Y1 - 2013/03// PY - 2013 DA - March 2013 SP - 321 EP - 333 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 36 IS - 3 SN - 0722-4060, 0722-4060 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Oceanic Abstracts KW - PSE, Australia KW - Phylogeny KW - Marine KW - PS, Ross Sea KW - Taxonomists KW - Biogeography KW - PSE, South Pacific, Macquarie Ridge KW - PS, Antarctica KW - Population genetics KW - Mitochondrial DNA KW - Classification KW - Oceans KW - PSE, New Zealand KW - Gene flow KW - Asymmetry KW - PS, Antarctic Ocean KW - Cladistics KW - Zoobenthos KW - Ocean floor KW - Species richness KW - Evolution KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies KW - O 1030:Invertebrates KW - Q1 08383:Biogeography and biogeographic regions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1315609708?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=Polar+Biology&rft.atitle=Biogeographical+and+phylogeographical+relationships+of+the+bathyal+ophiuroid+fauna+of+the+Macquarie+Ridge%2C+Southern+Ocean&rft.au=O%27Hara%2C+Timothy+D%3BSmith%2C+Peter+J%3BMills%2C+VSadie%3BSmirnov%2C+Igor%3BSteinke%2C+Dirk&rft.aulast=O%27Hara&rft.aufirst=Timothy&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=36&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=321&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Polar+Biology&rft.issn=07224060&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00300-012-1261-9 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 52 N1 - Last updated - 2016-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Population genetics; Classification; Taxonomists; Biogeography; Cladistics; Ocean floor; Zoobenthos; Evolution; Phylogeny; Mitochondrial DNA; Oceans; Asymmetry; Gene flow; Species richness; PSE, South Pacific, Macquarie Ridge; PSE, Australia; PS, Antarctica; PS, Ross Sea; PSE, New Zealand; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-012-1261-9 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Chemical variability of groundwater samples collected from a coal seam gas exploration well, Maramarua, New Zealand AN - 1285094660; 17612654 AB - A pilot study has produced 31 groundwater samples from a coal seam gas (CSG) exploration well located in Maramarua, New Zealand. This paper describes sources of CSG water chemistry variations, and makes sampling and analytical recommendations to minimize these variations. The hydrochemical character of these samples is studied using factor analysis, geochemical modelling, and a sparging experiment. Factor analysis unveils carbon dioxide (CO2) degassing as the principal cause of sample variation (about 33%). Geochemical modelling corroborates these results and identifies minor precipitation of carbonate minerals with degassing. The sparging experiment confirms the effect of CO2 degassing by showing a steady rise in pH while maintaining constant alkalinity. Factor analysis correlates variations in the major ion composition (about 17%) to changes in the pumping regime and to aquifer chemistry variations due to cation exchange reactions with argillaceous minerals. An effective CSG water sampling program can be put into practice by measuring pH at the wellhead and alkalinity at the laboratory; these data can later be used to calculate the carbonate speciation at the time the sample was collected. In addition, TDS variations can be reduced considerably if a correct drying temperature of 180 degree C is consistently implemented. Graphical abstract JF - Water Research AU - Taulis, Mauricio AU - Milke, Mark AD - School of Earth, Environmental and Biological Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, 2 George St, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia, mauricio@taulis.com Y1 - 2013/03/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Mar 01 SP - 1021 EP - 1034 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 47 IS - 3 SN - 0043-1354, 0043-1354 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Aquifers KW - Wellheads KW - Water sampling KW - Carbonate minerals KW - Coal KW - Alkalinity KW - Degassing KW - pH KW - Abiotic factors KW - Carbonates KW - Geochemistry KW - Hydrogen Ion Concentration KW - Drying KW - Precipitation KW - Factor Analysis KW - Model Studies KW - Groundwater KW - Carbon dioxide KW - Minerals KW - Water chemistry KW - New Zealand KW - Carbon Dioxide KW - M2 556.11:Water properties (556.11) KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - SW 0840:Groundwater KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285094660?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=Chemical+variability+of+groundwater+samples+collected+from+a+coal+seam+gas+exploration+well%2C+Maramarua%2C+New+Zealand&rft.au=Taulis%2C+Mauricio%3BMilke%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Taulis&rft.aufirst=Mauricio&rft.date=2013-03-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=1021&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water+Research&rft.issn=00431354&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.watres.2012.11.003 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Wellheads; Water sampling; Alkalinity; Drying; Carbonate minerals; Coal; Degassing; Carbon dioxide; Abiotic factors; Aquifers; Precipitation; Water chemistry; Geochemistry; Groundwater; Minerals; pH; Carbonates; Hydrogen Ion Concentration; Factor Analysis; Model Studies; Carbon Dioxide; New Zealand DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.003 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Brief History of Comprehensive Immigration Reform Efforts in the 109th and 110th Congresses to Inform Policy Discussions in the 113th Congress AN - 1641843239; 2011-760694 AB - This report opens with brief legislative histories of comprehensive immigration reform (CIR) in the 109th and 110th Congresses. In addition to a narrative discussion of how the three bills addressed the main provisions of CIR, the report provides a table that presents a comparative summary of the key features of the bills. The report concludes with observations contrasting the 2006-2007 period with the context of today's CIR debate and provides an appendix that summarizes the three major CIR bills. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 27 2013, 27 pp. AU - Wasem, Ruth Ellen Y1 - 2013/02/27/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 27 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Social conditions and policy - Social sciences and social scientists KW - Social conditions and policy - History KW - International relations - War KW - United States Congress KW - United States Homeland security department KW - Terrorism KW - History KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843239?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=Wasem%2C+Ruth+Ellen&rft.aulast=Wasem&rft.aufirst=Ruth&rft.date=2013-02-27&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Brief+History+of+Comprehensive+Immigration+Reform+Efforts+in+the+109th+and+110th+Congresses+to+Inform+Policy+Discussions+in+the+113th+Congress&rft.title=Brief+History+of+Comprehensive+Immigration+Reform+Efforts+in+the+109th+and+110th+Congresses+to+Inform+Policy+Discussions+in+the+113th+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42980.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42980 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - What's the Difference? Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data AN - 1735655627; 2011-899539 AB - The size of the US bilateral trade deficit with China has been and continues to be an important issue in bilateral trade relations. Some Members of Congress view the deficit as a sign of unfair economic policies in China and have introduced legislation seeking to redress the perceived competitive disadvantage China's policies have created for US exporters. There is a large and growing difference between the official trade statistics released by the US and the People's Republic of China. This paper examines the differences in the trade data from the countries in two ways. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 25 2013, 8 pp. AU - Martin, Michael F Y1 - 2013/02/25/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 25 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - United States KW - Statistics KW - Economic policy KW - Balance of trade KW - China (People's Republic) KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655627?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=Martin%2C+Michael+F&rft.aulast=Martin&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2013-02-25&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=What%27s+the+Difference%3F+Comparing+U.S.+and+Chinese+Trade+Data&rft.title=What%27s+the+Difference%3F+Comparing+U.S.+and+Chinese+Trade+Data&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RS22640.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RS22640 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Securing America's Borders: The Role of the Military AN - 1641843637; 2011-760695 AB - Although the military does not have primary responsibility to secure the borders, the Armed Forces generally provide support to law enforcement and immigration authorities along the southern border. Reported escalations in criminal activity and illegal immigration, however, have prompted some lawmakers to reevaluate the extent and type of military support that occurs in the border region. Military support might run afoul of the Posse Comitatus Act (PCA), , but here are alternative legal authorities for deploying the National Guard, and the precise scope of permitted activities and funds may vary with the authority exercised. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 25 2013, 7 pp. AU - Mason, R Chuck Y1 - 2013/02/25/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 25 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - Military and defense policy - Military personnel and veterans KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Immigrants and aliens KW - Law and ethics - Citizenship, immigration, and immigration law and policy KW - Administration of justice - Police and law enforcement KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Law enforcement KW - Aliens, Illegal KW - Security measures KW - Authority KW - Crime and criminals KW - Armed forces KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843637?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=2013-02-25&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://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R41286.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R41286 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modeling Cadmium Exposures in Low- and High-Exposure Areas in Thailand AN - 1399921644; 18211229 AB - Background: Previous U.S. population modeling studies have reported that urinary cadmium (Cd) excretion patterns differ with age, sex, and dietary exposure; associations between Cd exposures and health outcomes also have differed by age and sex. Therefore, it is important to test models used to estimate Cd exposures across an expanded Cd-exposure range. Objectives: We estimated relative Cd exposures from both diet and smoking in low- and high-exposure scenarios to provide data for improving risk assessment calculations. Methods: We used a Cd toxicokinetic-based model to estimate Cd exposures based on urinary Cd levels measured for 399 persons in a low-exposure area (Bangkok) and 6,747 persons in a high-exposure area (Mae Sot) in Thailand. Results: In Bangkok, we estimated dietary Cd exposures of 50-56 mu g/day for males and 21-27 mu g/day for females 20-59 years of age who never smoked. In Mae Sot, we estimated dietary Cd exposures of 188-224 mu g/day for males and 99-113 mu g/day for females 20-59 years of age who never smoked. In Bangkok, we estimated Cd exposures from smoking to be 5.5-20.4 mu g/day for male smokers 20-59 years of age. In Mae Sot, we estimated Cd exposures from smoking to be 9.8-26 mu g/day for male heavy smokers and 26 mu g/day for female heavy smokers. Conclusion: This study provides estimates of Cd exposures from diet and smoking in low- and high-exposure scenarios. Our findings suggest a relatively small safety margin between the established tolerable Cd reference exposure of 62 mu g/day and exposure levels previously associated with evidence of kidney and bone effects in Mae Sot residents, where dietary Cd exposures among women were only 1.6-2.1 times the reference value. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Satarug, Soisungwan AU - Swaddiwudhipong, Witaya AU - Ruangyuttikarn, Werawan AU - Nishijo, Muneko AU - Ruiz, Patricia AD - Centre for Kidney Disease Research, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland School of Medicine, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Y1 - 2013/02/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 22 SP - 531 EP - 536 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - cadmium KW - computerized predictive model KW - diet KW - exposure source KW - food KW - health risk assessment KW - smoking KW - tolerable intake KW - toxicokinetics-based model KW - urinary threshold KW - Diets KW - Risk assessment KW - Age KW - Data processing KW - Population studies KW - Thailand, Chacoengsao Prov., Bangkok KW - Models KW - Bone KW - Smoking KW - USA KW - Urine KW - Kidney KW - Cadmium KW - Excretion KW - Sex KW - X 24380:Social Poisons & Drug Abuse KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public 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/1399921644?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=Modeling+Cadmium+Exposures+in+Low-+and+High-Exposure+Areas+in+Thailand&rft.au=Satarug%2C+Soisungwan%3BSwaddiwudhipong%2C+Witaya%3BRuangyuttikarn%2C+Werawan%3BNishijo%2C+Muneko%3BRuiz%2C+Patricia&rft.aulast=Satarug&rft.aufirst=Soisungwan&rft.date=2013-02-22&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=531&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1104769 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Risk assessment; Bone; Diets; Smoking; Age; Data processing; Kidney; Population studies; Excretion; Cadmium; Sex; Models; Urine; USA; Thailand, Chacoengsao Prov., Bangkok DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104769 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Augmented Pulmonary Responses to Acute Ozone Exposure in Obese Mice: Roles of TNFR2 and IL-13 AN - 1399921236; 18211230 AB - Background: Acute ozone (O3) exposure results in greater inflammation and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR) in obese versus lean mice. Objectives: We examined the hypothesis that these augmented responses to O3 are the result of greater signaling through tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (TNFR2) and/or interleukin (IL)-13. Methods: We exposed lean wild-type (WT) and TNFR2-deficient (TNFR2-/-) mice, and obese Cpefat and TNFR2-deficient Cpefat mice (Cpefat/TNFR2-/-), to O3 (2 ppm for 3 hr) either with or without treatment with anti-IL-13 or left them unexposed. Results: O3-induced increases in baseline pulmonary mechanics, airway responsiveness, and cellular inflammation were greater in Cpefat than in WT mice. In lean mice, TNFR2 deficiency ablated O3-induced AHR without affecting pulmonary inflammation; whereas in obese mice, TNFR2 deficiency augmented O3-induced AHR but reduced inflammatory cell recruitment. O3 increased pulmonary expression of IL-13 in Cpefat but not WT mice. Flow cytometry analysis of lung cells indicated greater IL-13-expressing CD4+ cells in Cpefat versus WT mice after O3 exposure. In Cpefat mice, anti-IL-13 treatment attenuated O3-induced increases in pulmonary mechanics and inflammatory cell recruitment, but did not affect AHR. These effects of anti-IL-13 treatment were not observed in Cpefat/TNFR2-/- mice. There was no effect of anti-IL-13 treatment in WT mice. Conclusions: Pulmonary responses to O3 are not just greater, but qualitatively different, in obese versus lean mice. In particular, in obese mice, O3 induces IL-13 and IL-13 synergizes with TNF via TNFR2 to exacerbate O3-induced changes in pulmonary mechanics and inflammatory cell recruitment but not AHR. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Williams, Alison Suzanne AU - Mathews, Joel Andrew AU - Kasahara, David Itiro AU - Chen, Lucas AU - Wurmbrand, Allison Patricia AU - Si, Huiqing AU - Shore, Stephanie Ann AD - Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2013/02/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 22 SP - 551 EP - 557 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - airway responsiveness KW - bronchoalveolar lavage KW - IL-5 KW - inflammation KW - MIP-3 alpha KW - Obesity KW - Synergism KW - Tumor necrosis factor KW - Recruitment KW - tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 KW - Mice KW - Tumors KW - Inflammation KW - Flow cytometry KW - Interleukin 13 KW - CD4 antigen KW - Lung KW - Respiratory tract KW - Ozone KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - X 24300:Methods KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921236?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=Augmented+Pulmonary+Responses+to+Acute+Ozone+Exposure+in+Obese+Mice%3A+Roles+of+TNFR2+and+IL-13&rft.au=Williams%2C+Alison+Suzanne%3BMathews%2C+Joel+Andrew%3BKasahara%2C+David+Itiro%3BChen%2C+Lucas%3BWurmbrand%2C+Allison+Patricia%3BSi%2C+Huiqing%3BShore%2C+Stephanie+Ann&rft.aulast=Williams&rft.aufirst=Alison&rft.date=2013-02-22&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=551&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205880 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Flow cytometry; Obesity; CD4 antigen; Interleukin 13; Synergism; Lung; Tumor necrosis factor; tumor necrosis factor receptor 2; Ozone; Respiratory tract; Inflammation; Recruitment; Mice; Tumors DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205880 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Source Attribution of Health Benefits from Air Pollution Abatement in Canada and the United States: An Adjoint Sensitivity Analysis AN - 1399921231; 18211231 AB - Background: Decision making regarding air pollution can be better informed if air quality impacts are traced back to individual emission sources. Adjoint or backward sensitivity analysis is a modeling tool that can achieve this goal by allowing for quantification of how emissions from sources in different locations influence human health metrics. Objectives: We attributed short-term mortality (valuated as an overall "health benefit") in Canada and the United States to anthropogenic nitrogen oxides (NO sub(x)) and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions across North America. Methods: We integrated epidemiological data derived from Canadian and U.S. time-series studies with the adjoint of an air quality model and also estimated influences of anthropogenic emissions at each location on nationwide health benefits. Results: We found significant spatiotemporal variability in estimated health benefit influences of NO sub(x) and VOC emission reductions on Canada and U.S. mortality. The largest estimated influences on Canada (up to $250,000/day) were from emissions originating in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor, where population centers are concentrated. Estimated influences on the United States tend to be widespread and more substantial owing to both larger emissions and larger populations. The health benefit influences calculated using 24-hr average ozone (O sub(3)) concentrations are lower in magnitude than estimates calculated using daily 1-hr maximum O sub(3) concentrations. Conclusions: Source specificity of the adjoint approach provides valuable information for guiding air quality decision making. Adjoint results suggest that the health benefits of reducing NOx and VOC emissions are substantial and highly variable across North America. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Pappin, Amanda Joy AU - Hakami, Amir AD - Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Y1 - 2013/02/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 22 SP - 572 EP - 579 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - adjoint sensitivity analysis KW - health benefits KW - nitrogen dioxide KW - ozone mortality KW - source attribution KW - Mortality KW - Canada, Quebec KW - Time series KW - Anthropogenic factors KW - Pollution effects KW - Air quality KW - Time series analysis KW - Decision making KW - USA KW - Canada KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Emissions KW - Volatile organic compounds KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921231?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=Source+Attribution+of+Health+Benefits+from+Air+Pollution+Abatement+in+Canada+and+the+United+States%3A+An+Adjoint+Sensitivity+Analysis&rft.au=Pappin%2C+Amanda+Joy%3BHakami%2C+Amir&rft.aulast=Pappin&rft.aufirst=Amanda&rft.date=2013-02-22&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=572&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205561 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Decision making; Mortality; Sensitivity analysis; Time series; Anthropogenic factors; Emissions; Pollution effects; Air quality; Time series analysis; Volatile organic compounds; USA; Canada, Quebec; Canada DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205561 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Border Security: Understanding Threats at U.S. Borders AN - 1641844109; 2011-760696 AB - The US confronts a wide array of threats at US borders, ranging from terrorists who may have weapons of mass destruction, to transnational criminals smuggling drugs or counterfeit goods, to unauthorized migrants intending to live and work in the US. This report discusses the types of threats the US confronts at its international borders and provides an overview of the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) risk management methodologies in the context of border security. The report concludes by discussing how risk assessment may interact with border security policymaking. Tables, Figures. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 21 2013, 30 pp. AU - Rosenblum, Marc R AU - Bjelopera, Jerome P AU - Finklea, Kristin M Y1 - 2013/02/21/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 21 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Administration of justice - Crime and criminals KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Migrants and migration KW - Military and defense policy - Military equipment and weapons KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Business and service sector - Business management KW - Threats KW - United States KW - Risk management KW - Risk KW - Drug traffic KW - Weapons of mass destruction KW - Crime and criminals KW - Smuggling KW - Migrants KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641844109?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=Rosenblum%2C+Marc+R%3BBjelopera%2C+Jerome+P%3BFinklea%2C+Kristin+M&rft.aulast=Rosenblum&rft.aufirst=Marc&rft.date=2013-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Border+Security%3A+Understanding+Threats+at+U.S.+Borders&rft.title=Border+Security%3A+Understanding+Threats+at+U.S.+Borders&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42969.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42969 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - International Family Planning Programs: Issues for Congress AN - 1641843606; 2011-760742 AB - Since 1965, the US government has supported international family planning activities based on principles of voluntarism and informed choice that gives participants access to services and information on a broad range of family planning methods. US family planning policy and abortion restrictions have generated contentious debate for over three decades, resulting in frequent clarification and modification of US international family planning programs. Given the divisive nature of this debate, US funding of these programs will likely remain a point of contention during the 113th Congress. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 21 2013, 16 pp. AU - Blanchfield, Luisa Y1 - 2013/02/21/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 21 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Family planning KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - United States KW - Family planning KW - Abortion KW - Health policy KW - Reproductive health KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843606?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=Blanchfield%2C+Luisa&rft.aulast=Blanchfield&rft.aufirst=Luisa&rft.date=2013-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=International+Family+Planning+Programs%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=International+Family+Planning+Programs%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33250.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. RL33250 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - NAFTA at 20: Overview and Trade Effects AN - 1504417750; 2011-564926 AB - The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) entered into force on January 1, 1994. The overall economic impact of NAFTA is difficult to measure since trade and investment trends are influenced by numerous other economic variables, such as economic growth, inflation, and currency fluctuations. The agreement may have accelerated the trade liberalization that was already taking place, but many of these changes may have taken place with or without an agreement. Nevertheless, NAFTA is significant because it was the most comprehensive free trade agreement (FTA) negotiated at the time and contained several groundbreaking provisions. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Feb 21 2013, 30 pp. AU - Villarreal, M Angeles AU - Fergusson, Ian F Y1 - 2013/02/21/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 21 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Trade and trade policy - Commercial treaties and agreements KW - Banking and public and private finance - Investments and securities KW - Trade and trade policy - Export-import trade KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Trade and trade policy - Free trade and protection KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Trade liberalization KW - Free trade and protection KW - Investments KW - Economic development KW - Inflation KW - Currency in circulation KW - North American free trade agreement KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1504417750?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=Villarreal%2C+M+Angeles%3BFergusson%2C+Ian+F&rft.aulast=Villarreal&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-02-21&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=NAFTA+at+20%3A+Overview+and+Trade+Effects&rft.title=NAFTA+at+20%3A+Overview+and+Trade+Effects&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42965/2013-02-21/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42965 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Low Doses of Bisphenol A on the Metabolome of Perinatally Exposed CD-1 Mice AN - 1399921636; 18211227 AB - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a well-known endocrine disruptor used to manufacture polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. Exposure of pregnant rodents to low doses of BPA results in pleiotropic effects in their offspring. Objective: We used metabolomics-a method for determining metabolic changes in response to nutritional, pharmacological, or toxic stimuli-to examine metabolic shifts induced in vivo by perinatal exposure to low doses of BPA in CD-1 mice. Methods: Male offspring born to pregnant CD-1 mice that were exposed to vehicle or to 0.025, 0.25, or 25 mu g BPA/kg body weight/day, from gestation day 8 through day 16 of lactation, were examined on postnatal day (PND) 2 or PND21. Aqueous extracts of newborns (PND2, whole animal) and of livers, brains, and serum samples from PND21 pups were submitted to 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Data were analyzed using partial least squares discriminant analysis. Results: Examination of endogenous metabolic fingerprints revealed remarkable discrimination in whole extracts of the four PND2 newborn treatment groups, strongly suggesting changes in the global metabolism. Furthermore, statistical analyses of liver, serum, and brain samples collected on PND21 successfully discriminated among treatment groups. Variations in glucose, pyruvate, some amino acids, and neurotransmitters ( gamma -aminobutyric acid and glutamate) were identified. Conclusions: Low doses of BPA disrupt global metabolism, including energy metabolism and brain function, in perinatally exposed CD-1 mouse pups. Metabolomics can be used to highlight the effects of low doses of endocrine disruptors by linking perinatal exposure to changes in global metabolism. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cabaton, Nicolas J AU - Canlet, Cecile AU - Wadia, Perinaaz R AU - Tremblay-Franco, Marie AU - Gautier, Roselyne AU - Molina, Jerome AU - Sonnenschein, Carlos AU - Cravedi, Jean-Pierre AU - Rubin, Beverly S AU - Soto, Ana M AU - Zalko, Daniel AD - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), UMR1331, TOXALIM (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse, France Y1 - 2013/02/21/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 21 SP - 586 EP - 593 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - bisphenol A KW - endocrine disruptor KW - fetal origins of adult disease KW - low dose KW - metabolomics KW - metabonomics KW - NMR fingerprints KW - partial least-squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) KW - perinatal exposure KW - toxicology KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - Statistical analysis KW - Glucose KW - Offspring KW - Spectroscopy KW - Bisphenol A KW - Pyruvic acid KW - Perinatal exposure KW - Gestation KW - Neurotransmitters KW - polycarbonate KW - Amino acids KW - Energy metabolism KW - gamma -Aminobutyric acid KW - Brain KW - Mice KW - Pregnancy KW - Liver KW - Progeny KW - Neonates KW - Metabolism KW - X 24390:Radioactive Materials KW - ENA 03:Energy KW - H 8000:Radiation Safety/Electrical Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921636?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=Effects+of+Low+Doses+of+Bisphenol+A+on+the+Metabolome+of+Perinatally+Exposed+CD-1+Mice&rft.au=Cabaton%2C+Nicolas+J%3BCanlet%2C+Cecile%3BWadia%2C+Perinaaz+R%3BTremblay-Franco%2C+Marie%3BGautier%2C+Roselyne%3BMolina%2C+Jerome%3BSonnenschein%2C+Carlos%3BCravedi%2C+Jean-Pierre%3BRubin%2C+Beverly+S%3BSoto%2C+Ana+M%3BZalko%2C+Daniel&rft.aulast=Cabaton&rft.aufirst=Nicolas&rft.date=2013-02-21&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=586&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205588 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Amino acids; Energy metabolism; Endocrine disruptors; gamma -Aminobutyric acid; Glucose; Statistical analysis; Brain; Spectroscopy; Pregnancy; Bisphenol A; Pyruvic acid; Perinatal exposure; Gestation; Liver; Progeny; Neonates; Neurotransmitters; metabolomics; polycarbonate; Mice; Offspring; Metabolism DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205588 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - AhR-Mediated Effects of Dioxin on Neuronal Acetylcholinesterase Expression in Vitro AN - 1399921640; 18211226 AB - Background: Deficits in cognitive functioning have been reported in humans exposed to dioxins and dioxin-like compounds. Evidence suggests that dioxins induce cholinergic dysfunction mediated by hypothyroidism. However, little is known about direct effects of dioxins on the cholinergic system. Objectives: We investigated the action of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) on acetylcholinesterase (AChE), a key enzyme in cholinergic neurotransmission. Methods: We used SK-N-SH human-derived neuronal cells to evaluate the effect of dioxin exposure on AChE. Results: We consistently found a significant decrease in enzymatic activity of AChE in cultured neurons treated with TCDD. We also found that, unlike organophosphate pesticides that directly act on the catalytic center of AChE, the suppressive effect of dioxin was through transcriptional regulation. The addition of CH223191, an inhibitor of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-dependent pathway, counteracted the TCDD-induced suppression of AChE, suggesting involvement of the AhR-dependent pathway. The existence of putative dioxin-responsive element (DRE) consensus sequences in the human ACHE promoter region further supported this hypothesis. Consistent with the absence of DRE elements in mouse or rat ACHE promoter regions, suppression of AChE by TCDD did not occur in rat neuronal cells, indicating a potential species-specific effect. Conclusions: In SK-N-SH cells, dioxin suppressed the activity of neuronal AChE via AhR-mediated transcriptional down-regulation. This is the first study to report direct interference by dioxin with the cholinergic neurotransmission system. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Xie, Heidi Qunhui AU - Xu, Hai-Ming AU - Fu, Hua-Ling AU - Hu, Qin AU - Tian, Wen-Jing AU - Pei, Xin-Hui AU - Zhao, Bin AD - State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Y1 - 2013/02/20/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 20 SP - 613 EP - 618 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - acetylcholinesterase (AChE) KW - aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) KW - dioxin-responsive element (DRE) KW - neuron KW - 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) KW - transcriptional regulation KW - Pesticides (organophosphorus) KW - Organophosphates KW - Acetylcholinesterase KW - Enzymes KW - Transcription KW - TCDD KW - Dioxins KW - Promoters KW - Cholinergic transmission KW - Neurotransmission KW - Cognitive ability KW - Gene regulation KW - Neurons KW - Pesticides KW - Hypothyroidism KW - Enzymatic activity KW - Aryl hydrocarbon receptors KW - Dioxin KW - H 5000:Pesticides KW - X 24330:Agrochemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1399921640?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=AhR-Mediated+Effects+of+Dioxin+on+Neuronal+Acetylcholinesterase+Expression+in+Vitro&rft.au=Xie%2C+Heidi+Qunhui%3BXu%2C+Hai-Ming%3BFu%2C+Hua-Ling%3BHu%2C+Qin%3BTian%2C+Wen-Jing%3BPei%2C+Xin-Hui%3BZhao%2C+Bin&rft.aulast=Xie&rft.aufirst=Heidi&rft.date=2013-02-20&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=613&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206066 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Pesticides (organophosphorus); Acetylcholinesterase; TCDD; Transcription; Promoters; Neurotransmission; Cholinergic transmission; Cognitive ability; Neurons; Gene regulation; Hypothyroidism; Enzymatic activity; Aryl hydrocarbon receptors; Dioxin; Organophosphates; Pesticides; Enzymes; Dioxins DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206066 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Health Implications of PAH Release from Coated Cast Iron Drinking Water Distribution Systems in the Netherlands AN - 1660046199; 18211222 AB - Background: Coal tar and bitumen have been historically used to coat the insides of cast iron drinking water mains. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may leach from these coatings into the drinking water and form a potential health risk for humans. Objective: We estimated the potential human cancer risk from PAHs in coated cast iron water mains. Method: In a Dutch nationwide study, we collected drinking water samples at 120 locations over a period of 17 days under various operational conditions, such as undisturbed operation, during flushing of pipes, and after a mains repair, and analyzed these samples for PAHs. We then estimated the health risk associated with an exposure scenario over a lifetime. Results: During flushing, PAH levels frequently exceeded drinking water quality standards; after flushing, these levels dropped rapidly. After the repair of cast iron water mains, PAH levels exceeded the drinking water standards for up to 40 days in some locations. Conclusions: The estimated margin of exposure for PAH exposure through drinking water was > 10,000 for all 120 measurement locations, which suggests that PAH exposure through drinking water is of low concern for consumer health. However, factors that differ among water systems, such as the use of chlorination for disinfection, may influence PAH levels in other locations. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Blokker, EJMirjam AU - van de Ven, Bianca M AU - de Jongh, Cindy M AD - KWR Watercycle Research Institute, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands Y1 - 2013/02/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 19 SP - 600 EP - 606 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - bitumen KW - cast iron KW - coal tar KW - drinking water quality KW - health risk assessment KW - Risk KW - Cast iron KW - Water pipelines KW - Flushing KW - Standards KW - Health KW - Polyallylamine hydrochloride KW - Drinking water UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660046199?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=Health+Implications+of+PAH+Release+from+Coated+Cast+Iron+Drinking+Water+Distribution+Systems+in+the+Netherlands&rft.au=Blokker%2C+EJMirjam%3Bvan+de+Ven%2C+Bianca+M%3Bde+Jongh%2C+Cindy+M&rft.aulast=Blokker&rft.aufirst=EJMirjam&rft.date=2013-02-19&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=600&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205220 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205220 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress AN - 1641843235; 2011-760743 AB - This report focuses on international and domestic human trafficking and US policy responses, with particular emphasis on the 2000 Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act (TVPA) and its reauthorizations. The report describes key trafficking in persons (TIP)-related definitions and overviews the human trafficking problem. It follows with an overview of major foreign policy responses to international human trafficking, responses to trafficking into and within the US, relief offered trafficking victims in the US, a discussion of US law enforcement efforts to combat domestic trafficking, and an overview of current anti-trafficking legislation and an analysis of policy issues. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 19 2013, 70 pp. AU - Siskin, Alison AU - Wyler, Liana Sun Y1 - 2013/02/19/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 19 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Human rights - Human rights promotion and violations KW - International relations - International relations KW - Social conditions and policy - Social conditions and problems KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Administration of justice - Police and law enforcement KW - United States KW - Human trafficking KW - Law enforcement KW - Violence KW - Foreign relations KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843235?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=Siskin%2C+Alison%3BWyler%2C+Liana+Sun&rft.aulast=Siskin&rft.aufirst=Alison&rft.date=2013-02-19&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Trafficking+in+Persons%3A+U.S.+Policy+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Trafficking+in+Persons%3A+U.S.+Policy+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL34317.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. RL34317 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Polymorphisms in Iron Homeostasis Genes and Urinary Cadmium Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women in Argentina and Bangladesh AN - 1660045750; 17970882 AB - Background: Cadmium (Cd) is a human toxicant and carcinogen. Genetic variation might affect long-term accumulation. Cd is absorbed via iron transporters. Objectives: We evaluated the impact of iron homeostasis genes [divalent metal transporter 1 (SLC11A2), transferrin (TF), transferrin receptors (TFR2 and TFRC), and ferroportin (SLC40A1)] on Cd accumulation. Methods: Subjects were nonsmoking women living in the Argentinean Andes [n = 172; median urinary Cd (U-Cd) = 0.24 mu g/L] and Bangladesh (n = 359; U-Cd = 0.54 mu g/L) with Cd exposure mainly from food. Concentrations of U-Cd and Cd in whole blood or in erythrocytes (Ery-Cd) were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Fifty polymorphisms were genotyped by Sequenom. Gene expression was measured in whole blood (n = 72) with Illumina DirectHyb HumanHT-12 v4.0. Results: TFRC rs3804141 was consistently associated with U-Cd. In the Andean women, mean U-Cd concentrations were 22% (95% CI: -2, 51%), and they were 56% (95% CI: 10, 120%) higher in women with GA and AA genotypes, respectively, relative to women with the GG genotype. In the Bangladeshi women, mean U-Cd concentrations were 22% (95% CI: 1, 48%), and they were 58% (95% CI: -3, 157%) higher in women with GA and AA versus GG genotype, respectively [adjusted for age and plasma ferritin in both groups; ptrend = 0.006 (Andes) and 0.009 (Bangladesh)]. TFRC expression in blood was negatively correlated with plasma ferritin (rS = -0.33, p = 0.006), and positively correlated with Ery-Cd (significant at ferritin concentrations of < 30 mu g/L only, rS = 0.40, p = 0.046). Rs3804141 did not modify these associations or predict TFRC expression. Cd was not consistently associated with any of the other polymorphisms evaluated. Conclusions: One TFRC polymorphism was associated with urine Cd concentration, a marker of Cd accumulation in the kidney, in two very different populations. The consistency of the findings supports the possibility of a causal association. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Rentschler, Gerda AU - Kippler, Maria AU - Axmon, Anna AU - Raqib, Rubhana AU - Ekstrom, Eva-Charlotte AU - Skerfving, Staffan AU - Vahter, Marie AU - Broberg, Karin AD - Department of Laboratory Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Y1 - 2013/02/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 15 SP - 467 EP - 472 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - ferritin KW - SLC11A2 KW - SLC40A1 KW - TF KW - TFR2 KW - transferrin KW - Blood KW - Genes KW - Gallium KW - Polymorphism KW - Ferritin KW - Cadmium KW - Correlation KW - Iron UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660045750?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=Polymorphisms+in+Iron+Homeostasis+Genes+and+Urinary+Cadmium+Concentrations+among+Nonsmoking+Women+in+Argentina+and+Bangladesh&rft.au=Rentschler%2C+Gerda%3BKippler%2C+Maria%3BAxmon%2C+Anna%3BRaqib%2C+Rubhana%3BEkstrom%2C+Eva-Charlotte%3BSkerfving%2C+Staffan%3BVahter%2C+Marie%3BBroberg%2C+Karin&rft.aulast=Rentschler&rft.aufirst=Gerda&rft.date=2013-02-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=467&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205672 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205672 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prenatal and Postnatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Body Mass Index in Childhood in the CHAMACOS Cohort AN - 1352290261; 17970884 AB - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA), a widely used endocrine-disrupting chemical, has been associated with increased body weight and fat deposition in rodents. Objectives: We examined whether prenatal and postnatal urinary BPA concentrations were associated with body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, percent body fat, and obesity in 9-year-old children (n = 311) in the CHAMACOS longitudinal cohort study. Methods: BPA was measured in spot urine samples collected from mothers twice during pregnancy and from children at 5 and 9 years of age. Results: Prenatal urinary BPA concentrations were associated with decreased BMI at 9 years of age in girls but not boys. Among girls, being in the highest tertile of prenatal BPA concentrations was associated with decreased BMI z-score ( beta = -0.47, 95% CI: -0.87, -0.07) and percent body fat ( beta = -4.36, 95% CI: -8.37, -0.34) and decreased odds of overweight/obesity [odds ratio (OR) = 0.37, 95% CI: 0.16, 0.91] compared with girls in the lowest tertile. These findings were strongest in prepubertal girls. Urinary BPA concentrations at 5 years of age were not associated with any anthropometric parameters at 5 or 9 years, but BPA concentrations at 9 years were positively associated with BMI, waist circumference, fat mass, and overweight/obesity at 9 years in boys and girls. Conclusions: Consistent with other cross-sectional studies, higher urinary BPA concentrations at 9 years of age were associated with increased adiposity at 9 years. However, increasing BPA concentrations in mothers during pregnancy were associated with decreased BMI, body fat, and overweight/obesity among their daughters at 9 years of age. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Harley, Kim G AU - Schall, Raul Aguilar AU - Chevrier, Jonathan AU - Tyler, Kristin AU - Aguirre, Helen AU - Bradman, Asa AU - Holland, Nina T AU - Lustig, Robert H AU - Calafat, Antonia M AU - Eskenazi, Brenda AD - Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA Y1 - 2013/02/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 15 SP - 514 EP - 520 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - bisphenol A KW - BMI KW - CHAMACOS KW - children KW - obesity KW - Obesity KW - Age KW - Prenatal experience KW - Body mass KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - Children KW - Pregnancy KW - Bisphenol A KW - Body weight KW - Urine KW - Body fat KW - Adipose tissue KW - Body mass index KW - Rodents KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352290261?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=Prenatal+and+Postnatal+Bisphenol+A+Exposure+and+Body+Mass+Index+in+Childhood+in+the+CHAMACOS+Cohort&rft.au=Harley%2C+Kim+G%3BSchall%2C+Raul+Aguilar%3BChevrier%2C+Jonathan%3BTyler%2C+Kristin%3BAguirre%2C+Helen%3BBradman%2C+Asa%3BHolland%2C+Nina+T%3BLustig%2C+Robert+H%3BCalafat%2C+Antonia+M%3BEskenazi%2C+Brenda&rft.aulast=Harley&rft.aufirst=Kim&rft.date=2013-02-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=514&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205548 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bisphenol A; Obesity; Age; Prenatal experience; Body weight; Urine; Endocrine disruptors; Adipose tissue; Body fat; Body mass index; Children; Pregnancy; Body mass; Rodents DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205548 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Association of Osteoarthritis with Perfluorooctanoate and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in NHANES 2003-2008 AN - 1660037932; 17970881 AB - Background: Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are persistent, synthetic industrial chemicals. Perfluorinated compounds are linked to health impacts that may be relevant to osteoarthritis, cartilage repair, and inflammatory responses. Objectives: We investigated whether PFOA and PFOS exposures are associated with prevalence of osteoarthritis, and whether associations differ between men and women. Methods: We used multiple logistic regression to estimate associations between serum PFOA and PFOS concentrations and self-reported diagnosis of osteoarthritis in persons 20-84 years of age who participated in NHANES during 2003-2008. We adjusted for potential confounders including age, income, and race/ethnicity. Effects by sex were estimated using stratified models and interaction terms. Results: Those in the highest exposure quartile had higher odds of osteoarthritis compared with those in the lowest quartile [odds ratio (OR) for PFOA = 1.55; 95% CI: 0.99, 2.43; OR for PFOS = 1.77; 95% CI: 1.05, 2.96]. When stratifying by sex, we found positive associations for women, but not men. Women in the highest quartiles of PFOA and PFOS exposure had higher odds of osteoarthritis compared with those in the lowest quartiles (OR for PFOA = 1.98; 95% CI: 1.24, 3.19 and OR for PFOS = 1.73; 95% CI: 0.97, 3.10). Conclusions: Higher concentrations of serum PFOA were associated with osteoarthritis in women, but not men. PFOS was also associated with osteoarthritis in women only, though effect estimates for women were not significant. More research is needed to clarify potential differences in susceptibility between women and men with regard to possible effects of these and other endocrine-disrupting chemicals. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Uhl, Sarah A AU - James-Todd, Tamarra AU - Bell, Michelle L AD - School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Y1 - 2013/02/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 14 SP - 447 EP - 452 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - hazardous substances KW - osteoarthritis KW - perfluorooctane sulfonate KW - perfluorooctanoate KW - public health KW - Estimates KW - Biomedical materials KW - Biocompatibility KW - Sulfonates KW - Men KW - Exposure KW - Health KW - Quartiles UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660037932?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+of+Osteoarthritis+with+Perfluorooctanoate+and+Perfluorooctane+Sulfonate+in+NHANES+2003-2008&rft.au=Uhl%2C+Sarah+A%3BJames-Todd%2C+Tamarra%3BBell%2C+Michelle+L&rft.aulast=Uhl&rft.aufirst=Sarah&rft.date=2013-02-14&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=447&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205673 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205673 ER - TY - GEN T1 - [Declassification of Legal Analysis by Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court] AN - 1679098498; SU00570 AB - Requests that Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court write unclassified summaries of rulings that interpret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. AU - United States. Congress. Senate AD - United States. Congress. Senate PY - 2013 SP - 2 KW - Bates, John D. KW - Classification of information KW - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (1978) KW - Judicial proceedings KW - Merkley, Jeffrey A. KW - Udall, Mark E. KW - Wyden, Ron KW - Merkley, Jeffrey A. KW - Udall, Mark E. KW - Wyden, Ron UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1679098498?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%3Adnsa_su&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=&rft.atitle=%5BDeclassification+of+Legal+Analysis+by+Foreign+Intelligence+Surveillance+Court%5D&rft.au=United+States.+Congress.+Senate&rft.aulast=United+States.+Congress.+Senate&rft.aufirst=&rft.date=2013-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://www.fas.org. LA - English DB - Digital National Security Archive N1 - Name - United States. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court N1 - Publication note - National Security Archive. The Snowden Affair. Electronic Briefing Book 436, September 4, 2013, http://www2.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB436/ (previously published document) N1 - Analyte descriptor - NSA document type: Letter ; Location of original: Available [Online]: Federation of American Scientists N1 - People - Merkley, Jeffrey A.; Udall, Mark E.; Wyden, Ron N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-14 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Unauthorized Aliens: Policy Options for Providing Targeted Immigration Relief AN - 1641844555; 2011-760697 AB - The 113th Congress is expected to consider comprehensive immigration reform legislation. A key challenge will be addressing the unauthorized alien population, estimated to number some 11 million. This population is often treated as if it were monolithic, but it is, in fact, quite diverse. A main focus of discussions about targeted relief has been limiting eligibility for legal status to certain segments of the unauthorized population. This report analyzes components of the unauthorized population and discusses policy options to provide relief to selected subgroups of particular congressional and public interest. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 13 2013, 21 pp. AU - Bruno, Andorra Y1 - 2013/02/13/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 13 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Immigrants and aliens KW - Politics - Politics and policy-making KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Family planning KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Public interest KW - Legal status, laws, etc. KW - Population KW - Population policy KW - Aliens KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641844555?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=Bruno%2C+Andorra&rft.aulast=Bruno&rft.aufirst=Andorra&rft.date=2013-02-13&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Unauthorized+Aliens%3A+Policy+Options+for+Providing+Targeted+Immigration+Relief&rft.title=Unauthorized+Aliens%3A+Policy+Options+for+Providing+Targeted+Immigration+Relief&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/homesec/R42958.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42958 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Managing the Health Effects of Temperature in Response to Climate Change: Challenges Ahead AN - 1352290675; 17970880 AB - Background: Although many studies have shown that high temperatures are associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity, there has been little research on managing the process of planned adaptation to alleviate the health effects of heat events and climate change. In particular, economic evaluation of public health adaptation strategies has been largely absent from both the scientific literature and public policy discussion. Objectives: We examined how public health organizations should implement adaptation strategies and, second, how to improve the evidence base required to make an economic case for policies that will protect the public's health from heat events and climate change. Discussion: Public health adaptation strategies to cope with heat events and climate change fall into two categories: reducing the heat exposure and managing the health risks. Strategies require a range of actions, including timely public health and medical advice, improvements to housing and urban planning, early warning systems, and assurance that health care and social systems are ready to act. Some of these actions are costly, and given scarce financial resources the implementation should be based on the cost-effectiveness analysis. Therefore, research is required not only on the temperature-related health costs, but also on the costs and benefits of adaptation options. The scientific community must ensure that the health co-benefits of climate change policies are recognized, understood, and quantified. Conclusions: The integration of climate change adaptation into current public health practice is needed to ensure the adaptation strategies increase future resilience. The economic evaluation of temperature-related health costs and public health adaptation strategies are particularly important for policy decisions. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Huang, Cunrui AU - Barnett, Adrian G AU - Xu, Zhiwei AU - Chu, Cordia AU - Wang, Xiaoming AU - Turner, Lyle R AU - Tong, Shilu AD - School of Public Health, and Y1 - 2013/02/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 12 SP - 415 EP - 419 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Meteorological & Geoastrophysical Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - adaptation KW - climate change KW - economic analysis KW - heat event KW - public health KW - Mortality KW - Heat wave effects on health KW - Housing KW - Climate change KW - Public policy KW - Cost benefit analysis KW - Morbidity KW - Public health KW - Adaptability KW - High temperatures KW - Economics KW - M2 551.583:Variations (551.583) KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health 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/1352290675?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=Managing+the+Health+Effects+of+Temperature+in+Response+to+Climate+Change%3A+Challenges+Ahead&rft.au=Huang%2C+Cunrui%3BBarnett%2C+Adrian+G%3BXu%2C+Zhiwei%3BChu%2C+Cordia%3BWang%2C+Xiaoming%3BTurner%2C+Lyle+R%3BTong%2C+Shilu&rft.aulast=Huang&rft.aufirst=Cunrui&rft.date=2013-02-12&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=415&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206025 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - High temperatures; Heat wave effects on health; Climate change; Mortality; Adaptability; Housing; Economics; Public policy; Morbidity; Cost benefit analysis; Public health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - ONE Nano: NIEHS's Strategic Initiative on the Health and Safety Effects of Engineered Nanomaterials AN - 1352290648; 17970879 AB - Background: The past decade has seen tremendous expansion in the production and application of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). The unique properties that make ENMs useful in the marketplace also make their interactions with biological systems difficult to anticipate and critically important to explore. Currently, little is known about the health effects of human exposure to these materials. Objectives: As part of its role in supporting the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has developed an integrated, strategic research program-"ONE Nano"-to increase our fundamental understanding of how ENMs interact with living systems, to develop predictive models for quantifying ENM exposure and assessing ENM health impacts, and to guide the design of second-generation ENMs to minimize adverse health effects. Discussion: The NIEHS's research investments in ENM health and safety include extramural grants and grantee consortia, intramural research activities, and toxicological studies being conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP). These efforts have enhanced collaboration within the nanotechnology research community and produced toxicological profiles for selected ENMs, as well as improved methods and protocols for conducting in vitro and in vivo studies to assess ENM health effects. Conclusion: By drawing upon the strengths of the NIEHS's intramural, extramural, and NTP programs and establishing productive partnerships with other institutes and agencies across the federal government, the NIEHS's strategic ONE Nano program is working toward new advances to improve our understanding of the health impacts of engineered nanomaterials and support the goals of the National Nanotechnology Initiative. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Schug, Thaddeus T AU - Johnson, Anne F AU - Balshaw, David M AU - Garantziotis, Stavros AU - Walker, Nigel J AU - Weis, Christopher AU - Nadadur, Srikanth S AU - Birnbaum, Linda S AD - Cellular, Organs and Systems Pathobiology Branch, Division of Extramural Research and Training, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/02/12/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 12 SP - 410 EP - 414 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Aqualine Abstracts KW - consortium-based research KW - health effects KW - nanoparticles KW - nanotechnology KW - Prediction KW - Environmental health KW - Expansion KW - Environmental factors KW - Nanotechnology KW - Public health KW - Public Health KW - Safety engineering KW - Exposure KW - Prediction models KW - Investment KW - Toxicology KW - Safety KW - Grants KW - Model Studies KW - Strength KW - Profiles KW - Health and safety KW - Governments KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - Q5 08504:Effects on organisms KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352290648?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=ONE+Nano%3A+NIEHS%27s+Strategic+Initiative+on+the+Health+and+Safety+Effects+of+Engineered+Nanomaterials&rft.au=Schug%2C+Thaddeus+T%3BJohnson%2C+Anne+F%3BBalshaw%2C+David+M%3BGarantziotis%2C+Stavros%3BWalker%2C+Nigel+J%3BWeis%2C+Christopher%3BNadadur%2C+Srikanth+S%3BBirnbaum%2C+Linda+S&rft.aulast=Schug&rft.aufirst=Thaddeus&rft.date=2013-02-12&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=410&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206091 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Health and safety; Governments; Environmental factors; Toxicology; Public health; Safety engineering; Grants; Prediction models; Environmental health; Nanotechnology; Strength; Public Health; Profiles; Exposure; Safety; Expansion; Investment; Model Studies DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206091 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Maternal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Term Birth Weight: A Multi-Country Evaluation of Effect and Heterogeneity AN - 1660052968; 17957282 AB - Background: A growing body of evidence has associated maternal exposure to air pollution with adverse effects on fetal growth; however, the existing literature is inconsistent. Objectives: We aimed to quantify the association between maternal exposure to particulate air pollution and term birth weight and low birth weight (LBW) across 14 centers from 9 countries, and to explore the influence of site characteristics and exposure assessment methods on between-center heterogeneity in this association. Methods: Using a common analytical protocol, International Collaboration on Air Pollution and Pregnancy Outcomes (ICAPPO) centers generated effect estimates for term LBW and continuous birth weight associated with PM sub(10) and PM sub(2.5) (particulate matter less than or equal to 10 and 2.5 mu m). We used meta-analysis to combine the estimates of effect across centers ( similar to 3 million births) and used meta-regression to evaluate the influence of center characteristics and exposure assessment methods on between-center heterogeneity in reported effect estimates. Results: In random-effects meta-analyses, term LBW was positively associated with a 10- mu g/m super(3) increase in PM sub(10) [odds ratio (OR) = 1.03; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.05] and PM sub(2.5) (OR = 1.10; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.18) exposure during the entire pregnancy, adjusted for maternal socioeconomic status. A 10- mu g/m super(3) increase in PM10 exposure was also negatively associated with term birth weight as a continuous outcome in the fully adjusted random-effects meta-analyses (-8.9 g; 95% CI: -13.2, -4.6 g). Meta-regressions revealed that centers with higher median PM sub(2.5) levels and PM sub(2.5):PM sub(10) ratios, and centers that used a temporal exposure assessment (compared with spatiotemporal), tended to report stronger associations. Conclusion: Maternal exposure to particulate pollution was associated with LBW at term across study populations. We detected three site characteristics and aspects of exposure assessment methodology that appeared to contribute to the variation in associations reported by centers. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Dadvand, Payam AU - Parker, Jennifer AU - Bell, Michelle L AU - Bonzini, Matteo AU - Brauer, Michael AU - Darrow, Lyndsey A AU - Gehring, Ulrike AU - Glinianaia, Svetlana V AU - Gouveia, Nelson AU - Ha, Eun-hee AU - Leem, Jong Han AU - van den Hooven, Edith H AU - Jalaludin, Bin AU - Jesdale, Bill M AU - Lepeule, Johanna AU - Morello-Frosch, Rachel AU - Morgan, Geoffrey G AU - Pesatori, Angela Cecilia AU - Pierik, Frank H AU - Pless-Mulloli, Tanja AU - Rich, David Q AU - Sathyanarayana, Sheela AU - Seo, Juhee AU - Slama, Remy AU - Strickland, Matthew AU - Tamburic, Lillian AU - Wartenberg, Daniel AU - Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark J AU - Woodruff, Tracey J AD - Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Spain Y1 - 2013/02/06/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 06 SP - 267 EP - 373 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - air pollution KW - fetal growth KW - heterogeneity KW - ICAPPO KW - low birth weight KW - meta-analysis KW - meta-regression KW - multi-center study KW - particulate matter KW - pregnancy KW - Birth KW - Air pollution KW - Estimates KW - Assessments KW - Heterogeneity KW - Adjustment KW - Pregnancy KW - Mathematical analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052968?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+Exposure+to+Particulate+Air+Pollution+and+Term+Birth+Weight%3A+A+Multi-Country+Evaluation+of+Effect+and+Heterogeneity&rft.au=Dadvand%2C+Payam%3BParker%2C+Jennifer%3BBell%2C+Michelle+L%3BBonzini%2C+Matteo%3BBrauer%2C+Michael%3BDarrow%2C+Lyndsey+A%3BGehring%2C+Ulrike%3BGlinianaia%2C+Svetlana+V%3BGouveia%2C+Nelson%3BHa%2C+Eun-hee%3BLeem%2C+Jong+Han%3Bvan+den+Hooven%2C+Edith+H%3BJalaludin%2C+Bin%3BJesdale%2C+Bill+M%3BLepeule%2C+Johanna%3BMorello-Frosch%2C+Rachel%3BMorgan%2C+Geoffrey+G%3BPesatori%2C+Angela+Cecilia%3BPierik%2C+Frank+H%3BPless-Mulloli%2C+Tanja%3BRich%2C+David+Q%3BSathyanarayana%2C+Sheela%3BSeo%2C+Juhee%3BSlama%2C+Remy%3BStrickland%2C+Matthew%3BTamburic%2C+Lillian%3BWartenberg%2C+Daniel%3BNieuwenhuijsen%2C+Mark+J%3BWoodruff%2C+Tracey+J&rft.aulast=Dadvand&rft.aufirst=Payam&rft.date=2013-02-06&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=267&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205575 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205575 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Foreign Aid: International Donor Coordination of Development Assistance AN - 1735653835; 2011-899540 AB - Development assistance, which comprises on average less than 1% of the annual federal budget of the US, serves simultaneously as a component of national security strategy, a tool to promote US commercial interests, and a global expression of American values. This report provides a summary of official development assistance (ODA), discusses coordination goals established by donors at international development policy forums, and provides an overview of US policy and efforts to meet these goals. The report concludes by identifying key issues in donor coordination, including the growing role of non-traditional donors, such as China, in development cooperation. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Feb 5 2013, 25 pp. AU - Lawson, Marian Leonardo Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - United States KW - Federal government KW - Economic assistance KW - Budget, Government KW - China (People's Republic) KW - National defense KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653835?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=Lawson%2C+Marian+Leonardo&rft.aulast=Lawson&rft.aufirst=Marian&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Foreign+Aid%3A+International+Donor+Coordination+of+Development+Assistance&rft.title=Foreign+Aid%3A+International+Donor+Coordination+of+Development+Assistance&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R41185.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R41185 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Performance in Omics Analyses of Blood Samples in Long-Term Storage: Opportunities for the Exploitation of Existing Biobanks in Environmental Health Research AN - 1677944220; 17970895 AB - Background: The suitability for omic analysis of biosamples collected in previous decades and currently stored in biobanks is unknown. Objectives: We evaluated the influence of handling and storage conditions of blood-derived biosamples on transcriptomic, epigenomic (CpG methylation), plasma metabolomic [UPLC-ToFMS (ultra performance liquid chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometry)], and wide-target proteomic profiles. Methods: We collected fresh blood samples without RNA preservative in heparin, EDTA, or citrate and held them at room temperature for less than or equal to 24 hr before fractionating them into buffy coat, erythrocytes, and plasma and freezing the fractions at -80oC or in liquid nitrogen. We developed methodology for isolating RNA from the buffy coats and conducted omic analyses. Finally, we analyzed analogous samples from the EPIC-Italy and Northern Sweden Health and Disease Study biobanks. Results: Microarray-quality RNA could be isolated from buffy coats (including most biobank samples) that had been frozen within 8 hr of blood collection by thawing the samples in RNA preservative. Different anticoagulants influenced the metabolomic, proteomic, and to a lesser extent transcriptomic profiles. Transcriptomic profiles were most affected by the delay (as little as 2 hr) before blood fractionation, whereas storage temperature had minimal impact. Effects on metabolomic and proteomic profiles were noted in samples processed greater than or equal to 8 hr after collection, but no effects were due to storage temperature. None of the variables examined significantly influenced the epigenomic profiles. No systematic influence of time-in-storage was observed in samples stored over a period of 13-17 years. Conclusions: Most samples currently stored in biobanks are amenable to meaningful omics analysis, provided that they satisfy collection and storage criteria defined in this study. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Hebels, Dennie GAJ AU - Georgiadis, Panagiotis AU - Keun, Hector C AU - Athersuch, Toby J AU - Vineis, Paolo AU - Vermeulen, Roel AU - Portengen, Luetzen AU - Bergdahl, Ingvar A AU - Hallmans, Goran AU - Palli, Domenico AU - Bendinelli, Benedetta AU - Krogh, Vittorio AU - Tumino, Rosario AU - Sacerdote, Carlotta AU - Panico, Salvatore AU - Kleinjans, Jos CS AU - de Kok, Theo MCM AU - Smith, Martyn T AU - Kyrtopoulos, Soterios A AD - Department of Toxicogenomics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 480 EP - 487 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - biomarkers KW - epigenomics KW - metabolomics KW - metabonomics KW - molecular epidemiology KW - proteomics KW - transcriptomics KW - Collection KW - Blood KW - Coating KW - Storage temperature KW - Ribonucleic acids KW - Proteomics KW - Health KW - Preservatives UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677944220?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=Performance+in+Omics+Analyses+of+Blood+Samples+in+Long-Term+Storage%3A+Opportunities+for+the+Exploitation+of+Existing+Biobanks+in+Environmental+Health+Research&rft.au=Hebels%2C+Dennie+GAJ%3BGeorgiadis%2C+Panagiotis%3BKeun%2C+Hector+C%3BAthersuch%2C+Toby+J%3BVineis%2C+Paolo%3BVermeulen%2C+Roel%3BPortengen%2C+Luetzen%3BBergdahl%2C+Ingvar+A%3BHallmans%2C+Goran%3BPalli%2C+Domenico%3BBendinelli%2C+Benedetta%3BKrogh%2C+Vittorio%3BTumino%2C+Rosario%3BSacerdote%2C+Carlotta%3BPanico%2C+Salvatore%3BKleinjans%2C+Jos+CS%3Bde+Kok%2C+Theo+MCM%3BSmith%2C+Martyn+T%3BKyrtopoulos%2C+Soterios+A&rft.aulast=Hebels&rft.aufirst=Dennie&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=480&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205657 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205657 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): In Vitro Mechanism of Estrogenic Activation and Differential Effects on ER Target Genes AN - 1660053126; 17970894 AB - Background: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) influence the activity of estrogen receptors (ERs) and alter the function of the endocrine system. However, the diversity of EDC effects and mechanisms of action are poorly understood. Objectives: We examined the agonistic activity of EDCs through ER alpha and ER beta . We also investigated the effects of EDCs on ER-mediated target genes. Methods: HepG2 and HeLa cells were used to determine the agonistic activity of EDCs on ER alpha and ER beta via the luciferase reporter assay. Ishikawa cells stably expressing ER alpha were used to determine changes in endogenous ER target gene expression by EDCs. Results: Twelve EDCs were categorized into three groups on the basis of product class and similarity of chemical structure. As shown by luciferase reporter analysis, the EDCs act as ER agonists in a cell type- and promoter-specific manner. Bisphenol A, bisphenol AF, and 2-2-bis(p-hydroxyphenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (group 1) strongly activated ER alpha estrogen responsive element (ERE)-mediated responses. Daidzein, genistein, kaempferol, and coumestrol (group 2) activated both ER alpha and ER beta ERE-mediated activities. Endosulfan and kepone (group 3) weakly activated ER alpha . Only a few EDCs significantly activated the "tethered" mechanism via ER alpha or ER beta . Results of real-time polymerase chain reaction indicated that bisphenol A and bisphenol AF consistently activated endogenous ER target genes, but the activities of other EDCs on changes of ER target gene expression were compound specific. Conclusion: Although EDCs with similar chemical structures (in the same group) tended to have comparable ER alpha and ER beta ERE-mediated activities, similar chemical structure did not correlate with previously reported ligand binding affinities of the EDCs. Using ER alpha -stable cells, we observed that EDCs differentially induced activity of endogenous ER target genes. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Li, Yin AU - Luh, Colin J AU - Burns, Katherine A AU - Arao, Yukitomo AU - Jiang, Zhongliang AU - Teng, Christina T AU - Tice, Raymond R AU - Korach, Kenneth S AD - Receptor Biology Section, Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 459 EP - 466 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - E2 KW - EDCs KW - ER alpha KW - ER beta KW - ERE KW - ER target genes. Environ Health Perspect 121:459-466 (2013) KW - Bisphenol A KW - Activation KW - Estrogens KW - Genes KW - Bisphenols KW - Endocrine systems KW - Activated KW - Similarity UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660053126?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=Endocrine-Disrupting+Chemicals+%28EDCs%29%3A+In+Vitro+Mechanism+of+Estrogenic+Activation+and+Differential+Effects+on+ER+Target+Genes&rft.au=Li%2C+Yin%3BLuh%2C+Colin+J%3BBurns%2C+Katherine+A%3BArao%2C+Yukitomo%3BJiang%2C+Zhongliang%3BTeng%2C+Christina+T%3BTice%2C+Raymond+R%3BKorach%2C+Kenneth+S&rft.aulast=Li&rft.aufirst=Yin&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=459&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205951 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205951 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Environmental and Occupational Interventions for Primary Prevention of Cancer: A Cross-Sectorial Policy Framework AN - 1660045347; 17970892 AB - Background: Nearly 13 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths occur worldwide each year; 63% of cancer deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. A substantial proportion of all cancers are attributable to carcinogenic exposures in the environment and the workplace. Objective: We aimed to develop an evidence-based global vision and strategy for the primary prevention of environmental and occupational cancer. Methods: We identified relevant studies through PubMed by using combinations of the search terms "environmental," "occupational," "exposure," "cancer," "primary prevention," and "interventions." To supplement the literature review, we convened an international conference titled "Environmental and Occupational Determinants of Cancer: Interventions for Primary Prevention" under the auspices of the World Health Organization, in Asturias, Spain, on 17-18 March 2011. Discussion: Many cancers of environmental and occupational origin could be prevented. Prevention is most effectively achieved through primary prevention policies that reduce or eliminate involuntary exposures to proven and probable carcinogens. Such strategies can be implemented in a straightforward and cost-effective way based on current knowledge, and they have the added benefit of synergistically reducing risks for other noncommunicable diseases by reducing exposures to shared risk factors. Conclusions: Opportunities exist to revitalize comprehensive global cancer control policies by incorporating primary interventions against environmental and occupational carcinogens. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Espina, Carolina AU - Porta, Miquel AU - Schuez, Joachim AU - Aguado, Ildefonso Hernandez AU - Percival, Robert V AU - Dora, Carlos AU - Slevin, Terry AU - Guzman, Julietta Rodriguez AU - Meredith, Tim AU - Landrigan, Philip J AU - Neira, Maria AD - Department of Public Health and Environment, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, Switzerland Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 420 EP - 426 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - cancer KW - environmental health KW - occupational KW - policy KW - primary prevention KW - public health KW - Risk KW - Policies KW - Occupational KW - Exposure KW - Strategy KW - Health KW - Carcinogens KW - Cancer UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660045347?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=Environmental+and+Occupational+Interventions+for+Primary+Prevention+of+Cancer%3A+A+Cross-Sectorial+Policy+Framework&rft.au=Espina%2C+Carolina%3BPorta%2C+Miquel%3BSchuez%2C+Joachim%3BAguado%2C+Ildefonso+Hernandez%3BPercival%2C+Robert+V%3BDora%2C+Carlos%3BSlevin%2C+Terry%3BGuzman%2C+Julietta+Rodriguez%3BMeredith%2C+Tim%3BLandrigan%2C+Philip+J%3BNeira%2C+Maria&rft.aulast=Espina&rft.aufirst=Carolina&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=420&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205897 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205897 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Arsenic Exposure from Drinking Water and QT-Interval Prolongation: Results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study AN - 1352290366; 17970893 AB - Background: Arsenic exposure from drinking water has been associated with heart disease; however, underlying mechanisms are uncertain. Objective: We evaluated the association between a history of arsenic exposure from drinking water and the prolongation of heart rate-corrected QT (QTc), PR, and QRS intervals. Method: We conducted a study of 1,715 participants enrolled at baseline from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study. We assessed the relationship of arsenic exposure in well water and urine samples at baseline with parameters of electrocardiogram (ECG) performed during 2005-2010, 5.9 years on average since baseline. Results: The adjusted odds ratio (OR) for QTc prolongation, defined as a QTc greater than or equal to 450 msec in men and greater than or equal to 460 msec in women, was 1.17 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.35) for a 1-SD increase in well-water arsenic (108.7 mu g/L). The positive association appeared to be limited to women, with adjusted ORs of 1.24 (95% CI: 1.05, 1.47) and 1.24 (95% CI: 1.01, 1.53) for a 1-SD increase in baseline well-water and urinary arsenic, respectively, compared with 0.99 (95% CI: 0.73, 1.33) and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.49, 1.51) in men. There were no apparent associations of baseline well-water arsenic or urinary arsenic with PR or QRS prolongation in women or men. Conclusions: Long-term arsenic exposure from drinking water (average 95 mu g/L; range, 0.1-790 mu g/L) was associated with subsequent QT-interval prolongation in women. Future longitudinal studies with repeated ECG measurements would be valuable in assessing the influence of changes in exposure. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Chen, Yu AU - Wu, Fen AU - Parvez, Faruque AU - Ahmed, Alauddin AU - Eunus, Mahbub AU - McClintock, Tyler R AU - Patwary, Tazul Islam AU - Islam, Tariqul AU - Ghosal, Anajan Kumar AU - Islam, Shahidul AU - Hasan, Rabiul AU - Levy, Diane AU - Sarwar, Golam AU - Slavkovich, Vesna AU - van Geen, Alexander AU - Graziano, Joseph H AU - Ahsan, Habibul AD - Department of Population Health, and Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 427 EP - 432 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts KW - arsenic KW - Bangladesh KW - cardiovascular disease KW - electrocardiogram KW - heart rate-corrected QT interval KW - environmental exposure KW - Longitudinal studies KW - Historical account KW - Environmental factors KW - Well Water KW - Drinking Water KW - History KW - Exposure KW - Diseases KW - Heart diseases KW - Heart KW - Arsenic KW - EKG KW - Urine KW - Water wells KW - Drinking water KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - H 3000:Environment and Ecology KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - X 24320:Food Additives & Contaminants KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352290366?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=Arsenic+Exposure+from+Drinking+Water+and+QT-Interval+Prolongation%3A+Results+from+the+Health+Effects+of+Arsenic+Longitudinal+Study&rft.au=Chen%2C+Yu%3BWu%2C+Fen%3BParvez%2C+Faruque%3BAhmed%2C+Alauddin%3BEunus%2C+Mahbub%3BMcClintock%2C+Tyler+R%3BPatwary%2C+Tazul+Islam%3BIslam%2C+Tariqul%3BGhosal%2C+Anajan+Kumar%3BIslam%2C+Shahidul%3BHasan%2C+Rabiul%3BLevy%2C+Diane%3BSarwar%2C+Golam%3BSlavkovich%2C+Vesna%3Bvan+Geen%2C+Alexander%3BGraziano%2C+Joseph+H%3BAhsan%2C+Habibul&rft.aulast=Chen&rft.aufirst=Yu&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=427&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205197 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Heart; Arsenic; Drinking Water; Urine; Environmental factors; Well Water; Drinking water; EKG; Heart diseases; Longitudinal studies; Historical account; Water wells; History; Exposure; Diseases DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205197 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The relationship between pressure drop and liquid saturation in oil-mist filters - Predicting filter saturation using a capillary based model AN - 1315684822; 17583829 AB - This work details the results of a study into the relationship between pressure drop and liquid saturation in mist (or coalescing) filters. Liquid saturation (clogging) in mist filters is of critical importance as it is directly related to filter efficiency and flow resistance. Experiments were conducted to determine steady-state saturation and pressure drop values in commonly used oleophillic fibrous filter media, using a range of different combinations of face velocity and number of layers of media within the filter element. Several empirical relationships for saturation and pressure drop were derived based on the relationships found. In addition, a capillary-based saturation model has been described and fitted to the experimental data. A good agreement between the model and data was obtained when an empirically fitted term was added. Equations were developed which allow such variables to be determined from known parameters. JF - Separation and Purification Technology AU - Mead-Hunter, Ryan AU - Braddock, Roger D AU - Kampa, Daniel AU - Merkel, Nina AU - Kasper, Gerhard AU - Mullins, Benjamin J AD - Fluid Dynamics Research Group, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 121 EP - 129 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 104 SN - 1383-5866, 1383-5866 KW - METADEX (MD); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN) KW - Coalescing KW - Empirical analysis KW - Liquids KW - Mathematical models KW - Media KW - Pressure drop KW - Purification KW - Saturation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1315684822?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=Separation+and+Purification+Technology&rft.atitle=The+relationship+between+pressure+drop+and+liquid+saturation+in+oil-mist+filters+-+Predicting+filter+saturation+using+a+capillary+based+model&rft.au=Mead-Hunter%2C+Ryan%3BBraddock%2C+Roger+D%3BKampa%2C+Daniel%3BMerkel%2C+Nina%3BKasper%2C+Gerhard%3BMullins%2C+Benjamin+J&rft.aulast=Mead-Hunter&rft.aufirst=Ryan&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=&rft.spage=121&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Separation+and+Purification+Technology&rft.issn=13835866&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.seppur.2012.11.019 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-03-11 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.11.019 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Formation of halogenated disinfection by-products during microfiltration and reverse osmosis treatment: Implications for water recycling AN - 1291606950; 17583816 AB - A suite of 34 disinfection by-products (DBPs), including eight halomethanes, nine haloacetic acids, six haloacetonitriles, six haloaldehydes, four haloketones and the halonitromethane chloropicrin, were monitored in two microfiltration (MF) and reverse osmosis (RO) treatment plants as part of a larger study of chemical removal by MF/RO treatment for water recycling purposes. Both DBP detection frequency and concentration increased during treatment, and this was attributed to a chloramination step used to minimize RO membrane fouling. The degree of DBP formation was particularly related to plant residence time, with DBPs falling into two distinct groups; the first group in which DBP concentration increased with increasing residence time (e.g. chloroform and bromochloroacetaldehyde) and a second group in which increased residence time did not affect the concentration (e.g. dichloroacetic acid and 1,1-dichloropropanone). These results indicate that MF/RO plant design and wastewater quality are both important factors in minimizing DBP formation within MF/RO treatment. RO rejection was influenced by several chemical-specific properties, including pKa, logKow and DBP class. Rejection of haloacetic acids, present as charged molecules, was consistently better than 90% and did not alter with logKow. For all other DBPs, present as neutral molecules, rejection was much more variable, and decreased with decreasing logKow, although the effect of MW and logKow on rejection could not be separated. The DBP formation described in this study lead to variable estimations of DBP removal by RO and thus it is recommended that DBPs are used as indicators of RO removal efficiency with caution, and only after DBP formation within RO treatment has been studied. JF - Separation and Purification Technology AU - Linge, Kathryn L AU - Blythe, Justin W AU - Busetti, Francesco AU - Blair, Palenque AU - Rodriguez, Clemencia AU - Heitz, Anna AD - Curtin Water Quality Research Centre, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6845, Australia, k.linge@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/02/05/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 05 SP - 221 EP - 228 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 104 SN - 1383-5866, 1383-5866 KW - Pollution Abstracts KW - Indirect potable reuse KW - Chloramination KW - Disinfection by-product formation KW - Fouling KW - Disinfection KW - Chloroform KW - Reverse osmosis KW - Membranes KW - Byproducts KW - Water reuse KW - Wastewater treatment KW - P 3000:SEWAGE & WASTEWATER TREATMENT UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1291606950?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=Separation+and+Purification+Technology&rft.atitle=Formation+of+halogenated+disinfection+by-products+during+microfiltration+and+reverse+osmosis+treatment%3A+Implications+for+water+recycling&rft.au=Linge%2C+Kathryn+L%3BBlythe%2C+Justin+W%3BBusetti%2C+Francesco%3BBlair%2C+Palenque%3BRodriguez%2C+Clemencia%3BHeitz%2C+Anna&rft.aulast=Linge&rft.aufirst=Kathryn&rft.date=2013-02-05&rft.volume=104&rft.issue=&rft.spage=221&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Separation+and+Purification+Technology&rft.issn=13835866&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.seppur.2012.11.031 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fouling; Chloroform; Disinfection; Membranes; Reverse osmosis; Byproducts; Wastewater treatment; Water reuse DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2012.11.031 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Race/Ethnicity-Specific Associations of Urinary Phthalates with Childhood Body Mass in a Nationally Representative Sample AN - 1660046203; 17970891 AB - Background: Phthalates have antiandrogenic effects and may disrupt lipid and carbohydrate metabolism. Racial/ethnic subpopulations have been documented to have varying urinary phthalate concentrations and prevalences of childhood obesity. Objective: We examined associations between urinary phthalate metabolites and body mass outcomes in a nationally representative sample of U.S. children and adolescents. Methods: We performed stratified and whole-sample cross-sectional analyses of 2,884 children 6-19 years of age who participated in the 2003-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Multivariable linear and logistic analyses of body mass index z-score, overweight, and obesity were performed against molar concentrations of low-molecular-weight (LMW), high-molecular-weight (HMW), and di-2-ethylhexylphthalate (DEHP) metabolites, controlling for sex, television watching, caregiver education, caloric intake, poverty-income ratio, race/ethnicity, serum cotinine, and age group. We used sensitivity analysis to examine robustness of results to removing sample weighting, normalizing phthalate concentrations for molecular weight, and examining different dietary intake covariates. Results: In stratified, multivariable models, each log unit (roughly 3-fold) increase in LMW metabolites was associated with 21% and 22% increases in odds (95% CI: 1.05-1.39 and 1.07-1.39, respectively) of overweight and obesity, and a 0.090-SD unit increase in BMI z-score (95% CI: 0.003-0.18), among non-Hispanic blacks. Significant associations were not identified in any other racial/ethnic subgroup or in the study sample as a whole after controlling for potential confounders, associations were not significant for HMW or DEHP metabolites, and results did not change substantially with sensitivity analysis. Conclusions: We identified a race/ethnicity-specific association of phthalates with childhood obesity in a nationally representative sample. Further study is needed to corroborate the association and evaluate genetic/epigenomic predisposition and/or increased phthalate exposure as possible explanations for differences among racial/ethnic subgroups. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Trasande, Leonardo AU - Attina, Teresa M AU - Sathyanarayana, Sheela AU - Spanier, Adam J AU - Blustein, Jan AD - Department of Pediatrics, Y1 - 2013/02/04/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 04 SP - 501 EP - 506 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - body mass KW - obesity KW - phthalates KW - racial/ethnic disparities KW - Ethnic KW - Obesity KW - Sensitivity analysis KW - Phthalates KW - Race KW - Metabolites KW - Health KW - Children UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660046203?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=Race%2FEthnicity-Specific+Associations+of+Urinary+Phthalates+with+Childhood+Body+Mass+in+a+Nationally+Representative+Sample&rft.au=Trasande%2C+Leonardo%3BAttina%2C+Teresa+M%3BSathyanarayana%2C+Sheela%3BSpanier%2C+Adam+J%3BBlustein%2C+Jan&rft.aulast=Trasande&rft.aufirst=Leonardo&rft.date=2013-02-04&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=501&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205526 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205526 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Incest versus abstinence: reproductive trade-offs between mate limitation and progeny fitness in a self-incompatible invasive plant AN - 1712563419; PQ0001954695 AB - Plant mating systems represent an evolutionary and ecological trade-off between reproductive assurance through selfing and maximizing progeny fitness through outbreeding. However, many plants with sporophytic self-incompatibility systems exhibit dominance interactions at the S-locus that allow biparental inbreeding, thereby facilitating mating between individuals that share alleles at the S-locus. We investigated this trade-off by estimating mate availability and biparental inbreeding depression in wild radish from five different populations across Australia. We found dominance interactions among S-alleles increased mate availability relative to estimates based on individuals that did not share S-alleles. Twelve of the sixteen fitness variables were significantly reduced by inbreeding. For all the three life-history phases evaluated, self-fertilized offspring suffered a greater than 50% reduction in fitness, while full-sib and half-sib offspring suffered a less than 50% reduction in fitness. Theory indicates that fitness costs greater than 50% can result in an evolutionary trajectory toward a stable state of self-incompatibility (SI). This study suggests that dominance interactions at the S-locus provide a possible third stable state between SI and SC where biparental inbreeding increases mate availability with relatively minor fitness costs. This strategy allows weeds to establish in new environments while maintaining a functional SI system. Plant mating systems represent an evolutionary and ecological trade-off between reproductive assurance through selfing and maximizing progeny fitness through outbreeding. We investigated this trade-off by estimating mate availability and biparental inbreeding depression in wild radish from five different populations across Australia. This study suggests that dominance interactions at the S-locus provide a possible third stable state between SI and SC where biparental inbreeding increases mate availability with relatively minor fitness costs. JF - Ecology and Evolution AU - Pierson, Jennifer C AU - Swain, Stephen M AU - Young, Andrew G AD - CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia. PY - 2013 SP - 5066 EP - 5075 PB - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc. VL - 3 IS - 15 SN - 2045-7758, 2045-7758 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Weeds KW - Life history KW - Invasive plants KW - Australia KW - Inbreeding KW - Offspring KW - Sexual behavior KW - Dominance KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1712563419?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=Ecology+and+Evolution&rft.atitle=Incest+versus+abstinence%3A+reproductive+trade-offs+between+mate+limitation+and+progeny+fitness+in+a+self-incompatible+invasive+plant&rft.au=Pierson%2C+Jennifer+C%3BSwain%2C+Stephen+M%3BYoung%2C+Andrew+G&rft.aulast=Pierson&rft.aufirst=Jennifer&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=3&rft.issue=15&rft.spage=5066&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Ecology+and+Evolution&rft.issn=20457758&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fece3.875 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-01-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weeds; Life history; Invasive plants; Inbreeding; Offspring; Sexual behavior; Dominance; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.875 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Does soil seed bank diversity limit post-fire regeneration in small, fragmented, long-unburnt remnants of fire adapted vegetation? AN - 1660423236; PQ0001135106 AB - Soil collected from 38 sites on Kangaroo Island in South Australia, containing small remnants of senescent Eucalyptus cneorifolia-dominated mallee, was subject ex situ to both smoke aerosol and heat treatment to simulate burning. Further soil from a subset of 29 of the sites was left untreated as a control. A total of 113 native plant species and 50 introduced species germinated across all sites. Fifty-three of the native plant species that germinated were absent in the above-ground vegetation, including twelve rare or threatened species, and three species previously unrecorded from Kangaroo Island. Fourteen native species and six introduced species germinated in heat plus smoke treated soil but not in untreated soil from the same sites. Non-metric multidimensional scaling ordination indicated differences in native species composition between sites with a long history of sustained livestock grazing ("grazed" sites) and largely ungrazed sites ("ungrazed" sites). On average, significantly more native species germinated from treated soil sampled from "ungrazed" sites than were found in the standing vegetation, while for "grazed" sites this difference was not significant. This indicates the greater potential for post-fire regeneration of native vegetation from the soil seed bank of ungrazed sites than from that of long grazed sites. Both "ungrazed" and "grazed" sites contained weeds in their soil seed banks, including some species which were stimulated by heat plus smoke. This indicated that competition from weeds is potentially a problem when fire is used as a management tool to regenerate senescent understoreys. JF - Biological Conservation AU - Davies, Richard J-P AU - Whalen, Molly A AU - Mackay, Duncan A AU - Taylor, David AU - Pisanu, Philip AD - School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia PY - 2013 SP - 287 EP - 295 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 158 SN - 0006-3207, 0006-3207 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Management burning KW - Seed germination KW - Weed competition KW - Threatened species KW - Grazing KW - Senescent vegetation KW - Weeds KW - Australia, South Australia KW - Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo I. KW - Eucalyptus KW - Soil KW - Mallee KW - Islands KW - Species composition KW - Competition KW - Fires KW - Aerosols KW - Management tools KW - Vegetation KW - ISW, Australia, South Australia KW - ISW, Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo I. KW - Livestock KW - Smoke KW - Indigenous species KW - Seed banks KW - Heat KW - Regeneration KW - Multidimensional scaling KW - Plants KW - Conservation KW - Burning KW - Heat treatments KW - Introduced species KW - Ordination KW - Scaling 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/1660423236?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=Biological+Conservation&rft.atitle=Does+soil+seed+bank+diversity+limit+post-fire+regeneration+in+small%2C+fragmented%2C+long-unburnt+remnants+of+fire+adapted+vegetation%3F&rft.au=Davies%2C+Richard+J-P%3BWhalen%2C+Molly+A%3BMackay%2C+Duncan+A%3BTaylor%2C+David%3BPisanu%2C+Philip&rft.aulast=Davies&rft.aufirst=Richard&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=158&rft.issue=&rft.spage=287&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biological+Conservation&rft.issn=00063207&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.biocon.2012.08.013 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-12-23 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Weeds; Fires; Aerosols; Grazing; Vegetation; Livestock; Soil; Smoke; Indigenous species; Mallee; Seed banks; Islands; Heat; Multidimensional scaling; Conservation; Burning; Ordination; Introduced species; Heat treatments; Competition; Management tools; Regeneration; Plants; Species composition; Scaling; Eucalyptus; Australia, South Australia; ISW, Australia, South Australia; Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo I.; ISW, Australia, South Australia, Kangaroo I. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2012.08.013 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Learning to Fit in: An Exploratory Study of General Perceived Self Efficacy in Selected Refugee Groups AN - 1627733091 AB - As self efficacy beliefs help determine an individual’s response to challenging situations, we explored the impact of the refugee experience on efficacy beliefs and their contribution to resettlement. General self efficacy (GSE) was assessed in 186 resettled Afghan and Kurdish refugees against a range of personal and temporal variables. Although no differences in GSE in relation to temporal factors were noted, significant relationships between self efficacy, lower psychological distress and higher subjective well being were evident. The findings suggest that GSE, because of its positive association with mental health and well being, is a variable worthy of further examination in refugees. In addition to ensuring a supportive environment for learning English, proactive employment strategies should be encouraged. Further research examining the use of successful refugee role models to promote self efficacy, enhance motivation for learning and ensure newly arrived refugees view resettlement as a challenge, rather than a threat, is recommended. JF - Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health AU - Sulaiman-Hill, Cheryl M R AU - Thompson, Sandra C AD - Centre for International Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia, P.O. Box 29027, Christchurch, 8540, New Zealand ; Centre for International Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia, Combined Universities Centre for Rural Health, University of Western Australia, P.O. Box 109, Geraldton, WA, 6531, Australia ; Centre for International Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA, Australia; P.O. Box 29027, Christchurch, 8540, New Zealand Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 125 EP - 131 CY - New York PB - Springer Science & Business Media VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1557-1912 KW - Medical Sciences KW - Efficacy KW - Motivation KW - Role models KW - Wellbeing KW - Employment KW - Learning environment KW - Mental health KW - Psychological distress KW - Refugees KW - Resettlement KW - Subjective wellbeing UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1627733091?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+Immigrant+and+Minority+Health&rft.atitle=Learning+to+Fit+in%3A+An+Exploratory+Study+of+General+Perceived+Self+Efficacy+in+Selected+Refugee+Groups&rft.au=Sulaiman-Hill%2C+Cheryl+M+R%3BThompson%2C+Sandra+C&rft.aulast=Sulaiman-Hill&rft.aufirst=Cheryl+M&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=125&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Immigrant+and+Minority+Health&rft.issn=15571912&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs10903-011-9547-5 LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-14 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-12 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-011-9547-5 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Political Battle for Repeal: Personal Reflections from the Frontlines AN - 1567044384; 201435174 AB - This article chronicles the story of the author's role as a U.S. Congressman in the effort to repeal the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy. Through a first-hand narrative, it discusses highs and lows in the fight, from President Obama's commitment in his State of the Union Address to lift the ban to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' plea for Congress to delay a vote, and shares his personal feelings upon achieving victory. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Homosexuality AU - Murphy, Patrick J AD - Former Congressman, Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District, United States House of Representatives, USA pmurphy@foxrothschild.com Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 152 EP - 158 PB - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA VL - 60 IS - 2-3 SN - 0091-8369, 0091-8369 KW - Presidents KW - Unions KW - Armed Forces KW - Legislative Bodies KW - article KW - 0410: group interactions; social group identity & intergroup relations (groups based on race & ethnicity, age, & sexual orientation) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567044384?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+Homosexuality&rft.atitle=The+Political+Battle+for+Repeal%3A+Personal+Reflections+from+the+Frontlines&rft.au=Murphy%2C+Patrick+J&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Patrick&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=60&rft.issue=2-3&rft.spage=152&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Homosexuality&rft.issn=00918369&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F00918369.2013.744664 LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2014-10-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - JOHOD7 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Legislative Bodies; Presidents; Armed Forces; Unions DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2013.744664 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Work of Feminists is Not Yet Done: The Gender Pay Gap-a Stubborn Anachronism AN - 1448997061; 201345385 AB - Lips (2012) critiques the literature, predominantly from the United States, to assess how well human capital theory explains the gender pay gap. Her analysis shows that human capital inputs are an imperfect explanation for the gap and that social psychological influences also provide key explanations. I comment on Lips's paper using literature from the United States and other English-speaking highly developed countries and, to a lesser extent, from European countries. I elaborate and extend her position, promoting the argument for the effect of social influences and for their interactive and incremental effects. I place the phenomenon of the gender pay gap into a societal context. I borrow from the literature for the effect of gender discrimination on women's advancement in management to discuss explanatory influences. I extend the inference that the gender pay gap supports and maintains the lesser status of women in society and that it helps to preserve the status quo with respect to gender roles. To explain the gender pay gap, I propose that the development of an integrated theoretical framework is needed. The framework would combine the direct and interactive influences of human capital and social psychological inputs, in the context of a cumulative, incremental pattern that occurs over a person's working life. Adapted from the source document. JF - Sex Roles: A Journal of Research AU - Tharenou, Phyllis AD - Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia phyllis.tharenou@flinders.edu.au Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 198 EP - 206 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Inc., New York NY VL - 68 IS - 3-4 SN - 0360-0025, 0360-0025 KW - Management KW - Human Capital KW - Industrial Societies KW - United States of America KW - Feminism KW - Europe KW - Females KW - Sexism KW - Sex 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/1448997061?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+Work+of+Feminists+is+Not+Yet+Done%3A+The+Gender+Pay+Gap-a+Stubborn+Anachronism&rft.au=Tharenou%2C+Phyllis&rft.aulast=Tharenou&rft.aufirst=Phyllis&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=68&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=198&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Sex+Roles%3A+A+Journal+of+Research&rft.issn=03600025&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11199-012-0221-8 LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - CODEN - SROLDH N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sex; Human Capital; Females; United States of America; Europe; Feminism; Industrial Societies; Sexism; Management DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-012-0221-8 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Queer as F**k: Reaching and Engaging Gay Men in Sexual Health Promotion through Social Networking Sites AN - 1373429082; 201305401 AB - Background: A growing number of health promotion interventions are taking advantage of the popularity and interactivity of new social media platforms to foster and engage communities for health promotion. However, few health promotion interventions using social networking sites (SNS) have been rigorously evaluated. "Queer as F**k"(QAF) began as pilot project in 2010 to deliver sexual health promotion via short "webisodes" on SNS to gay men. Now in its fifth season, QAF is among the few published examples internationally to demonstrate the sexual health promotion potential of SNS. Objective: The objective of this evaluation is to assess reach, interactivity, and engagement generated by QAF to inform future health interventions and evaluations using SNS. Methods: We undertook a mixed method process evaluation using an uncontrolled longitudinal study design that compared multiple measurements over time to assess changes in reach and engagement. We adapted evaluation methods from the health promotion, information systems, and creative spheres. We incorporated online usage statistics, interviews informed by user diary-scrapbooks, and user focus groups to assess intervention reach and engagement. Results: During Series 1-3 (April 2010 to April 2011), 32 webisodes were posted on the QAF Facebook and YouTube pages. These webisodes attracted over 30,000 views; ranging from 124-3092 views per individual episode. By April 2011, the QAF Facebook page had 2929 predominantly male fans. Interview and focus group participants supported the balance of education and entertainment. They endorsed the narrative "soap opera" format as an effective way to deliver sexual health messages in an engaging, informative, and accessible manner that encouraged online peer discussion of sexual health and promoted community engagement. Conclusions: QAF offers a successful example of exploiting the reach, interactivity, and engagement potential of SNS; findings from this process evaluation provide a model to inform the delivery and evaluation of future health promotion interventions on SNS. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Medical Internet Research AU - Pedrana, Alisa AU - Hellard, Margaret AU - Gold, Judy AU - Ata, Nadine AU - Chang, Shanton AU - Howard, Steve AU - Asselin, Jason AU - Ilic, Olivia AU - Stoove, Mark AD - Burnet Institute, Centre for Population Health, GPO Box 2284, Melbourne, 3004, Australia, Phone: 61 85062326, Fax: 61 92822138 alisa@burnet.edu.au Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 121 EP - 136 PB - Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1438-8871, 1438-8871 KW - health promotion, Internet, social networking sites, sexual health, gay men KW - Sexuality KW - Sexual Behavior KW - Information Sources KW - Males KW - Social Networks KW - Intervention KW - Homosexuality KW - Health Education KW - Internet KW - article KW - 6124: health care promotion/education UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1373429082?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%3Asocialservices&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.atitle=Queer+as+F**k%3A+Reaching+and+Engaging+Gay+Men+in+Sexual+Health+Promotion+through+Social+Networking+Sites&rft.au=Pedrana%2C+Alisa%3BHellard%2C+Margaret%3BGold%2C+Judy%3BAta%2C+Nadine%3BChang%2C+Shanton%3BHoward%2C+Steve%3BAsselin%2C+Jason%3BIlic%2C+Olivia%3BStoove%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Pedrana&rft.aufirst=Alisa&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=121&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.issn=14388871&rft_id=info:doi/10.2196%2Fjmir.2334 L2 - http://www.jmir.org/ LA - English DB - Social Services Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2013-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Intervention; Sexual Behavior; Health Education; Homosexuality; Internet; Sexuality; Social Networks; Males; Information Sources DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2334 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Determining the Accuracy of Historical Landscape Paintings AN - 1364726307; 2011-416373 AB - Historical landscape paintings are widely used to reconstruct past environments. However, artists did not necessarily fully depict reality, many exercising license to relocate and remould features. This paper applies photogrammetric techniques to the problem of determining the accuracy of artistic depictions of landscapes. Four 19th century paintings of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia by different artists were used to test the methods. The artists varied in their accuracy, with Frankland, the surveyor, being the most accurate, and Glover, the romantic professional artist, being the least accurate. This variation suggests that the use of paintings for historical reconstructions and measurements of historic features should be preceded by an accuracy assessment. Adapted from the source document. JF - Geographical Research AU - Farag-Miller, Madiha AU - Miller, Keith AU - Kirkpatrick, J B AD - School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 78, GPO, Hobart, Tas. 7001, Australia. Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 49 EP - 58 PB - Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South Victoria Australia VL - 51 IS - 1 SN - 1745-5863, 1745-5863 KW - Culture and religion - Arts and arts policy KW - Science and technology policy - Mathematics KW - Banking and public and private finance - Taxation and tax policy KW - Artists KW - Measurement KW - Licenses KW - Australia KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1364726307?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%3Apais&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geographical+Research&rft.atitle=Determining+the+Accuracy+of+Historical+Landscape+Paintings&rft.au=Farag-Miller%2C+Madiha%3BMiller%2C+Keith%3BKirkpatrick%2C+J+B&rft.aulast=Farag-Miller&rft.aufirst=Madiha&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=51&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=49&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geographical+Research&rft.issn=17455863&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111%2Fj.1745-5871.2012.00763.x LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Artists; Measurement; Licenses; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-5871.2012.00763.x ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Self-Forgiveness And Restoration Of An Offender Following An Interpersonal Transgression AN - 1347818972; 201307953 AB - While the intrapersonal benefits of self-forgiveness have begun to be explored, there is little empirical research to suggest how self-forgiveness relates to the offenders' interpersonal restoration. Furthermore self-forgiveness research has been limited by reliance on cross-sectional designs and measures that assess self-forgiveness as an end-state (i.e., a positive self). The present research adopts a process-oriented approach and conceptually distinguishes between three possible responses to the self following an interpersonal transgression: self-punitiveness, pseudo self-forgiveness and genuine self-forgiveness. Study 1, using a prospective design, indicates the limitations of end-state measures in that these fail to capture genuine self-forgiveness, and provides preliminary evidence of the benefits of genuine self-forgiveness for intrapersonal (self-esteem) and interpersonal restoration (empathy). Study 2, again with a prospective design but based on an extended measure of the tri-partite self-forgiveness concept, considered a wider range of indicators of intrapersonal and interpersonal restoration of a transgressor. Results suggest that both self-punitive and pseudo self-forgiving responses have no benefits for restoration, but some negative implications for both intra and interpersonal restoration. In contrast, genuine self-forgiveness (involving effort to work through one's offense, responsibility taking, and self-acceptance while acknowledging failure) is associated with positive restorative outcomes for both the offender and their victim. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology AU - Woodyatt, Lydia AU - Wenzel, Michael AD - School of Psychology, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide SA 5001, Australia Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 225 EP - 229 PB - Guilford Press, New York NY VL - 32 IS - 2 SN - 0736-7236, 0736-7236 KW - Offenders KW - Victims KW - Transgression KW - Selfesteem KW - Reliance KW - Empathy KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1347818972?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+Social+and+Clinical+Psychology&rft.atitle=Self-Forgiveness+And+Restoration+Of+An+Offender+Following+An+Interpersonal+Transgression&rft.au=Woodyatt%2C+Lydia%3BWenzel%2C+Michael&rft.aulast=Woodyatt&rft.aufirst=Lydia&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=32&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=225&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Social+and+Clinical+Psychology&rft.issn=07367236&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - CODEN - JSCPFF N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Offenders; Transgression; Reliance; Victims; Selfesteem; Empathy ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Rangeland Management in Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal: An Ecological Perspective AN - 1323802828; 17801751 AB - Sustainable management of rangeland ecosystems has direct implications for conservation of biological diversity and for the livelihoods of local communities in the Himalayan region in general and the Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone (SNPBZ) in particular. This study aims to analyze the status of rangeland management in the SNPBZ from an ecological perspective. We used multivariate and bivariate analysis and geographic information system techniques to analyze ecological data and land use trends. A significant annual change with a 3.38% decrease in glacier area was observed between 1978 and 1996. We observed 168 plant species in the SNPBZ with a range of 3-17 species per sample plot, where about 67% of plants were found to be palatable for livestock. Our study shows that total available fodder biomass on rangeland in the SNPBZ has not been fully utilized yet, because the total available supply exceeds the present demand under some assumptions: reduction of biomass through grazing causes higher productivity, resulting in a higher number of species, according to the intermediate disturbance hypothesis. The results of this study could help improve decision-making related to sustainable rangeland management. JF - Mountain Research and Development AU - Bhattarai, Khem Raj AU - Upadhyay, Thakur Prasad AD - National Herbarium and Plant Laboratories, Department of Plant Resources, Godavari, Lalitpur, Nepal; GPO Box 7426, Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal, bhattaraikhemraj@gmail.com Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 19 EP - 28 PB - Sage Publications, Inc., 2455 Teller Road Thousand Oaks CA 91320 United States VL - 33 IS - 1 SN - 0276-4741, 0276-4741 KW - Ecology Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Glaciers KW - National parks KW - Sustainable development KW - Biological diversity KW - Nepal KW - Mountains KW - Buffers KW - Data processing KW - Grazing KW - Biomass KW - Asia, Himalaya Mts., Mount Everest KW - Land use KW - Livestock KW - Decision making KW - Rangelands KW - Conservation KW - Geographic information systems 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/1323802828?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=Mountain+Research+and+Development&rft.atitle=Rangeland+Management+in+Sagarmatha+%28Mount+Everest%29+National+Park+and+Buffer+Zone%2C+Nepal%3A+An+Ecological+Perspective&rft.au=Bhattarai%2C+Khem+Raj%3BUpadhyay%2C+Thakur+Prasad&rft.aulast=Bhattarai&rft.aufirst=Khem&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=19&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Mountain+Research+and+Development&rft.issn=02764741&rft_id=info:doi/10.1659%2FMRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00077.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 36 N1 - Last updated - 2014-04-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Grazing; Glaciers; National parks; Biological diversity; Biomass; Land use; Livestock; Mountains; Rangelands; Decision making; Conservation; Geographic information systems; Buffers; Sustainable development; Nepal; Asia, Himalaya Mts., Mount Everest DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-11-00077.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Aqueous phase synthesis of copper nanoparticles: a link between heavy metal resistance and nanoparticle synthesis ability in bacterial systems AN - 1323243914; 17765771 AB - We demonstrate aqueous phase biosynthesis of phase-pure metallic copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) using a silver resistant bacterium Morganella morganii. This is particularly important considering that there has been no report that demonstrates biosynthesis and stabilization of pure copper nanoparticles in the aqueous phase. Electrochemical analysis of bacterial cells exposed to Cu super(2+) ions provides new insights into the mechanistic aspect of Cu super(2+) ion reduction within the bacterial cell and indicates a strong link between the silver and copper resistance machinery of bacteria in the context of metal ion reduction. The outcomes of this study take us a step closer towards designing rational strategies for biosynthesis of different metal nanoparticles using microorganisms. JF - Nanoscale AU - Ramanathan, Rajesh AU - Field, Matthew R AU - O'Mullane, Anthony P AU - Smooker, Peter M AU - Bhargava, Suresh K AU - Bansal, Vipul AD - NanoBiotechnology Research Laboratory (NBRL); RMIT University; GPO Box 2476V; Melbourne; VIC 3000; Australia; +61 3 9925 3747; +61 3 9925 2121; , vipul.bansal@rmit.edu.au Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 2300 EP - 2306 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry, c/o Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Secaucus New Jersey 07096 2485 United States VL - 5 IS - 6 SN - 2040-3364, 2040-3364 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Bacteria KW - Ions KW - Heavy metals KW - Morganella morganii KW - Microorganisms KW - Copper KW - nanoparticles KW - Silver KW - J 02330:Biochemistry KW - A 01350:Microbial Resistance UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323243914?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=Nanoscale&rft.atitle=Aqueous+phase+synthesis+of+copper+nanoparticles%3A+a+link+between+heavy+metal+resistance+and+nanoparticle+synthesis+ability+in+bacterial+systems&rft.au=Ramanathan%2C+Rajesh%3BField%2C+Matthew+R%3BO%27Mullane%2C+Anthony+P%3BSmooker%2C+Peter+M%3BBhargava%2C+Suresh+K%3BBansal%2C+Vipul&rft.aulast=Ramanathan&rft.aufirst=Rajesh&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=5&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=2300&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Nanoscale&rft.issn=20403364&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc2nr32887a LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-04-01 N1 - Number of references - 56 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ions; Heavy metals; Microorganisms; Copper; Silver; nanoparticles; Bacteria; Morganella morganii DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2nr32887a ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Banded iron formation to iron ore: A record of the evolution of Earth environments? AN - 1323221101; 17707593 AB - Banded iron formations (BIF) are the protolith to most of the world's largest iron ore deposits. Previous hypogene genetic models for Paleoproterozoic "Lake Superior" BIF-hosted deposits invoke upwards, down-temperature flow of basinal brines via complex silica and carbonate precipitation/dissolution processes. Such models are challenged by the necessary SiO sub(2) removal. Thermodynamic and mass balance constraints are used to refine conceptual models of the formation of BIF-hosted iron ore. These constraints, plus existing isotope and halogen ratio evidence, are consistent with removal of silica by down- or up-directed infiltration of high-pH hypersaline brines, with or without a contribution from basinal brines. The proposed link to surface environments suggest that Paleoproterozoic BIF-ore upgrade may provide a record of a critical time in the evolution of the Earth's biosphere and hydrosphere. JF - Geology AU - Evans, KA AU - McCuaig, T C AU - Leach, D AU - Angerer, T AU - Hagemann, S G AD - Department of Applied Geology, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 99 EP - 102 PB - Geological Society of America, The Geological Society of America P.O. Box 9140 Boulder, CO 80301-9140 Packages Only: The Geological Society of America 3300 Penrose Place Boulder, CO 80301-1806 Phone: +1-303-357-1000 FAX: +1-303-357-1070 VL - 41 IS - 2 SN - 0091-7613, 0091-7613 KW - Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources KW - Thermodynamics KW - Palaeo studies KW - Halogens KW - Carbonates KW - North America, Superior L. KW - Palaeoenvironments KW - Precipitation KW - Hydrosphere KW - Model Studies KW - Silica KW - Infiltration KW - Iron KW - Brines KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - Q2 09148:Palaeo-studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1323221101?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%3Awaterresources&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Geology&rft.atitle=Banded+iron+formation+to+iron+ore%3A+A+record+of+the+evolution+of+Earth+environments%3F&rft.au=Evans%2C+KA%3BMcCuaig%2C+T+C%3BLeach%2C+D%3BAngerer%2C+T%3BHagemann%2C+S+G&rft.aulast=Evans&rft.aufirst=KA&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=41&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=99&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Geology&rft.issn=00917613&rft_id=info:doi/10.1130%2FG33244.1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 41 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Thermodynamics; Halogens; Palaeo studies; Palaeoenvironments; Hydrosphere; Iron; Brines; Silica; Carbonates; Infiltration; Precipitation; Model Studies; North America, Superior L. DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G33244.1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On the use of elevation, altitude, and height in the ecological and climatological literature AN - 1291606106; 17670911 AB - Effective communication regarding distance in the vertical dimension is critical for many ecological, climatological and broader geophysical studies of the Earth. Confusion exists regarding the definition of three English words commonly used to describe the vertical dimension: (1) elevation; (2) altitude; and (3) height. While used interchangeably in "everyday" non-technical English, here we provide explicit definitions and strongly recommend their use in scientific literature. We briefly discuss the likely origins of the sub-optimal use of these three words due to translations between languages. Finally, we provide examples of how using these terms, as explicitly defined herein, improves scientific communication. JF - Oecologia AU - McVicar, Tim R AU - Korner, Christian AD - CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia, tim.mcvicar@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 335 EP - 337 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 171 IS - 2 SN - 0029-8549, 0029-8549 KW - Ecology Abstracts KW - Translation KW - Altitude KW - Communication KW - Language KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1291606106?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=Oecologia&rft.atitle=On+the+use+of+elevation%2C+altitude%2C+and+height+in+the+ecological+and+climatological+literature&rft.au=McVicar%2C+Tim+R%3BKorner%2C+Christian&rft.aulast=McVicar&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=171&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=335&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Oecologia&rft.issn=00298549&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs00442-012-2416-7 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 24 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Translation; Altitude; Communication; Language DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-012-2416-7 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of pH on pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse using aqueous imidazolium ionic liquids AN - 1285103322; 17630241 AB - Pretreatments of sugarcane bagasse for saccharification using different acid-catalysed imidazolium IL solutions (containing 20% water) at 130 degree C for 30 min were investigated. At the same solution pH, pretreatment effectiveness in terms of glucan digestibility, delignification and xylan removal was similar for aqueous 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methane sulfonate (BMIMCH sub(3)SO sub(3)), 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium methyl sulfate (BMIMCH sub(3)SO sub(4)), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (EMIMCl) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride (BMIMCl). Decreasing solution pH of aqueous IL systems from 6.0 to 0.4 increased bagasse delignification and xylan removal, and as a result, improved glucan digestibility. The glucan digestibilities for bagasse samples pretreated by IL solutions with pH less than or equal to 0.9 were >90% after 72 h of enzymatic hydrolysis. Without pH adjustment, the effectiveness of these aqueous IL solutions (except BMIMCH sub(3)SO sub(3) because of its low natural pH of 0.9) to deconstruct the biomass was poor and the glucan digestibilities of pretreated bagasse samples were <20%. These results show that pretreatment effectiveness of aqueous imidazolium ILs can simply be estimated from solution pH rather than hydrogen bond basicity ( beta ) of the IL solution. JF - Green Chemistry AU - Zhang, Zhanying AU - O'Hara, Ian M AU - Doherty, William OS AD - Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuels Development; Queensland University of Technology; GPO Box 2432; 2 George St; Brisbane; QLD 4001; Australia Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 431 EP - 438 PB - Royal Society of Chemistry, c/o Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Secaucus New Jersey 07096 2485 United States VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1463-9262, 1463-9262 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Biomass KW - pH KW - M3:1010 KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285103322?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=Green+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Effects+of+pH+on+pretreatment+of+sugarcane+bagasse+using+aqueous+imidazolium+ionic+liquids&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Zhanying%3BO%27Hara%2C+Ian+M%3BDoherty%2C+William+OS&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Zhanying&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=431&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Green+Chemistry&rft.issn=14639262&rft_id=info:doi/10.1039%2Fc2gc36084e LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-21 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - pH DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c2gc36084e ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of soil plant system response to pulsed drip irrigation of an almond tree under sustained stress conditions AN - 1285095568; 17583937 AB - The quantification of components of the water balance is essential for designing strategies for improving water productivity of almond under different irrigation management. It is also needed for minimising the offsite movement of nutrients out of the rhizosphere. The present investigation involves the use of HYDRUS-2D simulations conducted on field data recorded for a full grown surface drip irrigated almond orchard over a season (July 20, 2009 to May 31, 2010). The model evaluated the daily fluctuations in water under full pulsed (FIp), sustained deficit pulsed (SDIp) and full continuous (FIc) irrigation. The impact of pulsing on the dynamics of the water flux was also assessed. In the SDIp treatment, water was applied to replace 65% of calculated crop evapotranspiration (ETc), compared to 100% ETC replacement in the other two treatments. The data showed that the RMSE between weekly measured and simulated moisture content in the whole domain clustered within 0.022-0.04cm3cm-3, with their magnitude equal to the standard error of the water content measurements. The variation was further reduced (0.013-0.026cm3cm-3) when considering only the 30cm soil depth, the site of maximum root density in almonds, indicating a good prediction of seasonal soil moisture distribution and plant water uptake. However, sap flow measurements underestimated water uptake by 31% as compared to the simulated root water uptake. Water uptake efficiency under SDIp (68%) was higher compared to full water application conditions under FIp and FIc (54-55%). The higher irrigation amounts (565-583mm) under 100% ETC treatments (FIp and FIc) largely contributed to non-productive water fluxes (deep drainage losses and evaporation). The leaching fraction was estimated to be 0.14 under SDIp, in spite of the fact that negligible drainage was predicted during the mid season of almond growth (November to January). The average modelled soil solution salinity (ECsw) of the profile also remained below the threshold for yield reduction during the growing season in all treatments. The seasonal water uptake by almonds under pulsed (FIp) and slow discharge continuous irrigation (FIc) remained almost on par, indicating that pulsing did not provide any added advantage, although it is a viable alternative to slow discharge continuous irrigation. The irrigation water productivity (WPI) increased substantially (37%), yield was reduced by 8% and about 35% of irrigation water was saved under sustained deficit irrigation (SDIp) compared to full irrigation (FIp). We conclude that in regions with severe water scarcity, SDIp appears to be a promising deficit irrigation strategy for almond cultivation, and irrigating almonds above the SDIp level may enhance unproductive water usage in the form of accelerated drainage, which eventually may lead to potential danger of migration of nutrients and solutes to the groundwater, thereby posing a threat to the quality of groundwater and receiving surface water bodies. JF - Agricultural Water Management AU - Phogat, V AU - Skewes, Mark A AU - Mahadevan, M AU - Cox, J W AD - South Australian Research and Development Institute, G.P.O. Box 397, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia, vinod.phogat@sa.gov.au Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 118 SN - 0378-3774, 0378-3774 KW - Ecology Abstracts; ASFA 2: Ocean Technology Policy & Non-Living Resources; Environment Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - Almond KW - Water stress KW - Drip irrigation KW - Modelling KW - Water balance and salinity KW - Water productivity KW - Irrigation water KW - Trees KW - Evaporation KW - Nutrients KW - Freshwater KW - Migration KW - Orchards KW - Crops KW - Soil KW - Solutes KW - Absorption KW - Seasonal variations KW - Prunus dulcis KW - Irrigation KW - River discharge KW - Stress KW - Water content KW - Water balance KW - Water management KW - Uptake KW - Irrigation Water KW - Moisture Content KW - Groundwater KW - Soil moisture KW - Water Management KW - Surface water KW - Rhizosphere KW - Roots KW - Flow measurement KW - Models KW - Water uptake KW - Sulfur dioxide KW - Salinity effects KW - Ground water KW - Data processing KW - Leaching KW - Drainage KW - Evapotranspiration KW - Soil depth KW - Fluctuations KW - Productivity KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs KW - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication KW - Q2 09184:Composition of water KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1285095568?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=Agricultural+Water+Management&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+soil+plant+system+response+to+pulsed+drip+irrigation+of+an+almond+tree+under+sustained+stress+conditions&rft.au=Phogat%2C+V%3BSkewes%2C+Mark+A%3BMahadevan%2C+M%3BCox%2C+J+W&rft.aulast=Phogat&rft.aufirst=V&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=118&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Agricultural+Water+Management&rft.issn=03783774&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.agwat.2012.11.015 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-19 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Water balance; Irrigation water; Solutes; Leaching; Water management; Irrigation; River discharge; Uptake; Flow measurement; Surface water; Evaporation; Trees; Rhizosphere; Roots; Nutrients; Orchards; Migration; Crops; Models; Water uptake; Salinity effects; Ground water; Data processing; Drainage; Stress; Evapotranspiration; Water content; Soil depth; Soil moisture; Soil; Sulfur dioxide; Groundwater; Seasonal variations; Water Management; Absorption; Moisture Content; Irrigation Water; Productivity; Fluctuations; Prunus dulcis; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agwat.2012.11.015 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Digestive efficiency mediated by serum calcium predicts bone mineral density in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) AN - 1282829146; 4393895 AB - Two health problems have plagued captive common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) colonies for nearly as long as those colonies have existed: marmoset wasting syndrome and metabolic bone disease. While marmoset wasting syndrome is explicitly linked to nutrient malabsorption, we propose metabolic bone disease is also linked to nutrient malabsorption, although indirectly. If animals experience negative nutrient balance chronically, critical nutrients may be taken from mineral stores such as the skeleton, thus leaving those stores depleted. We indirectly tested this prediction through an initial investigation of digestive efficiency, as measured by apparent energy digestibility, and serum parameters known to play a part in metabolic bone mineral density of captive common marmoset monkeys. In our initial study on 12 clinically healthy animals, we found a wide range of digestive efficiencies, and subjects with lower digestive efficiency had lower serum vitamin D despite having higher food intakes. A second experiment on 23 subjects including several with suspected bone disease was undertaken to measure digestive and serum parameters, with the addition of a measure of bone mineral density by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Bone mineral density was positively associated with apparent digestibility of energy, vitamin D, and serum calcium. Further, digestive efficiency was found to predict bone mineral density when mediated by serum calcium. These data indicate that a poor ability to digest and absorb nutrients leads to calcium and vitamin D insufficiency. Vitamin D absorption may be particularly critical for indoor-housed animals, as opposed to animals in a more natural setting, because vitamin D that would otherwise be synthesized via exposure to sunlight must be absorbed from their diet. If malabsorption persists, metabolic bone disease is a possible consequence in common marmosets. These findings support our hypothesis that both wasting syndrome and metabolic bone disease in captive common marmosets are consequences of inefficient nutrient absorption. Am. J. Primatol. 75:153-160, 2013. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Copyright John Wiley & Sons. Reproduced with permission. An electronic version of this article is available online at http://www.interscience.wiley.com JF - American journal of primatology AU - Jarcho, Michael R AU - Power, Michael L AU - Layne-Colon, Donna G AU - Tardif, Suzette D AD - University of California ; American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists ; Southwest National Primate Research Center Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - Feb 2013 SP - 153 EP - 160 VL - 75 IS - 2 SN - 0275-2565, 0275-2565 KW - Anthropology KW - New World monkeys KW - Primate behaviour KW - Primate biology KW - Health KW - Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1282829146?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=American+journal+of+primatology&rft.atitle=Digestive+efficiency+mediated+by+serum+calcium+predicts+bone+mineral+density+in+the+common+marmoset+%28Callithrix+jacchus%29&rft.au=Jarcho%2C+Michael+R%3BPower%2C+Michael+L%3BLayne-Colon%2C+Donna+G%3BTardif%2C+Suzette+D&rft.aulast=Jarcho&rft.aufirst=Michael&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=75&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=153&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=American+journal+of+primatology&rft.issn=02752565&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002%2Fajp.22093 LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-12 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8652 10148; 10144 10148 10149 1542 11325; 10145 10148 10149 1615 8573 11325; 5772; 3617 6220 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajp.22093 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regulation of redox signalling by an electrophilic cyclic nucleotide. AN - 1282512812; 23248242 AB - Reactive oxygen species (ROS) have been believed to be toxic substances that induce nonspecific damage in various biological molecules. ROS toxicology is now developing an emerging concept for physiological functions of ROS in the regulation of cell signal transductions. ROS signalling functions and their mechanisms are precisely regulated by several endogenous moderate electrophiles that are themselves generated from ROS during diverse physiological and pathophysiological cellular responses. The chemical biology of electrophiles is an emerging scientific area involving molecular mechanisms that conduct ROS cell signals through receptors to effector molecules at molecular, cellular and organism levels. The formation, signalling and metabolism of 8-nitroguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8-nitro-cGMP) in cells are probably precisely regulated, and nonselective ROS reactions can be converted into stable, well-controlled electrophilic signal transduction via 8-nitro-cGMP. Modern redox biology is today advancing its frontier of basic research and clinical medicine, including infection, cancer biology, metabolic syndromes, ageing and even stem cell research. As one aspect of this advance, the 8-nitro-cGMP-mediated signalling that may be integrated into cells as a major redox signalling pathway may be a potential target in drug development and may lead to discovery of new therapeutic agents for various diseases. JF - Journal of biochemistry AU - Akaike, Takaaki AU - Nishida, Motohiro AU - Fujii, Shigemoto AD - Department of Microbiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan. takakaik@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2013/02// PY - 2013 DA - February 2013 SP - 131 EP - 138 VL - 153 IS - 2 KW - 8-nitroguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate KW - 0 KW - Nucleotides, Cyclic KW - Reactive Oxygen Species KW - Cyclic GMP KW - H2D2X058MU KW - Index Medicus KW - Oxidation-Reduction KW - Signal Transduction -- physiology KW - Reactive Oxygen Species -- metabolism KW - Animals KW - Cyclic GMP -- metabolism KW - Humans KW - Cyclic GMP -- analogs & derivatives KW - Nucleotides, Cyclic -- metabolism UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1282512812?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=Journal+of+biochemistry&rft.atitle=Regulation+of+redox+signalling+by+an+electrophilic+cyclic+nucleotide.&rft.au=Akaike%2C+Takaaki%3BNishida%2C+Motohiro%3BFujii%2C+Shigemoto&rft.aulast=Akaike&rft.aufirst=Takaaki&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=153&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=131&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+biochemistry&rft.issn=1756-2651&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093%2Fjb%2Fmvs145 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-08-08 N1 - Date created - 2013-01-28 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jb/mvs145 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Formation of N-nitrosamines from chlorination and chloramination of molecular weight fractions of natural organic matter. AN - 1273554494; 23164216 AB - N-Nitrosamines are a class of disinfection by-products (DBPs) that have been reported to be more toxic than the most commonly detected and regulated DBPs. Only a few studies investigating the formation of N-nitrosamines from disinfection of natural waters have been reported, and little is known about the role of natural organic matter (NOM) and the effects of its nature and reactivity on the formation of N-nitrosamines. This study investigated the influence of the molecular weight (MW) characteristics of NOM on the formation of eight species of N-nitrosamines from chlorination and chloramination, and is the first to report on the formation of eight N-nitrosamines from chlorination and chloramination of MW fractions of NOM. Isolated NOM from three different source waters in Western Australia was fractionated into several apparent MW (AMW) fractions using preparative-scale high performance size exclusion chromatography. These AMW fractions of NOM were then treated with chlorine or chloramine, and analysed for eight species of N-nitrosamines. Among these N-nitrosamines, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) was the most frequently detected. All AMW fractions of NOM produced N-nitrosamines upon chlorination and chloramination. Regardless of AMW characteristics, chloramination demonstrated a higher potential to form N-nitrosamines than chlorination, and a higher frequency of detection of the N-nitrosamines species was also observed in chloramination. The results showed that inorganic nitrogen may play an important role in the formation of N-nitrosamines, while organic nitrogen is not necessarily a good indicator for their formation. Since chlorination has less potential to form N-nitrosamines, chloramination in pre-chlorination mode was recommended to minimise the formation of N-nitrosamines. There was no clear trend in the formation of N-nitrosamines from chlorination of AMW fractions of NOM. However, during chloramination, NOM fractions with AMW <2.5 kDa were found to produce higher concentrations of NDMA and total N-nitrosamines. The precursor materials of N-nitrosamines appeared to be more abundant in the low to medium MW fractions of NOM, which correspond to the fractions that are most difficult to remove using conventional drinking water treatment processes. Alternative or advanced treatment processes that target the removal of low to medium MW NOM including activated carbon adsorption, biofiltration, reverse osmosis, and nanofiltration, can be employed to minimise the formation of N-nitrosamines. Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. JF - Water research AU - Kristiana, Ina AU - Tan, Jace AU - Joll, Cynthia A AU - Heitz, Anna AU - von Gunten, Urs AU - Charrois, Jeffrey W A AD - Curtin Water Quality Research Centre, Resources and Chemistry Precinct, Department of Chemistry, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia. I.Kristiana@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/02/01/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Feb 01 SP - 535 EP - 546 VL - 47 IS - 2 KW - Humic Substances KW - 0 KW - Nitrosamines KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical KW - Dimethylnitrosamine KW - M43H21IO8R KW - Index Medicus KW - Halogenation KW - Chromatography, Gel KW - Dimethylnitrosamine -- analysis KW - Western Australia KW - Water Quality KW - Dimethylnitrosamine -- chemistry KW - Solid Phase Extraction KW - Dimethylnitrosamine -- isolation & purification KW - Molecular Weight KW - Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid KW - Water Resources -- analysis KW - Water Supply -- analysis KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- chemistry KW - Nitrosamines -- chemistry KW - Humic Substances -- analysis KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- analysis KW - Nitrosamines -- isolation & purification KW - Nitrosamines -- analysis KW - Water Purification KW - Water Pollutants, Chemical -- isolation & purification UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1273554494?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=Water+research&rft.atitle=Formation+of+N-nitrosamines+from+chlorination+and+chloramination+of+molecular+weight+fractions+of+natural+organic+matter.&rft.au=Kristiana%2C+Ina%3BTan%2C+Jace%3BJoll%2C+Cynthia+A%3BHeitz%2C+Anna%3Bvon+Gunten%2C+Urs%3BCharrois%2C+Jeffrey+W+A&rft.aulast=Kristiana&rft.aufirst=Ina&rft.date=2013-02-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=535&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water+research&rft.issn=1879-2448&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.watres.2012.10.014 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date completed - 2013-06-20 N1 - Date created - 2012-12-25 N1 - Date revised - 2017-01-13 N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-18 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2012.10.014 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Discussion of Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy AN - 1660052961; 17970890 AB - Background: The National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academy of Sciences recently published the report Exposure Science in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy. The expert committee undertaking this report included expertise from ecology, chemistry, exposure science, toxicology, public health, bioethics, engineering, medicine, and policy. Objective: Our aim is to inform members of the scientific community in fields aligned with environmental and public health so they are more able to appreciate the full breadth of the vision and understand the framework developed in order to move the vision forward. Discussion: Although the NRC report was commissioned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, it is solely the consensus product of the independent volunteer committee, whose findings were subject to the rigorous peer-review procedures of the NRC. In addition to reviewing the history and current status of exposure science, the report lays out a vision for the future and makes recommendations that include both short-term and long-term milestones. Conclusion: To accomplish the vision presented in the NRC report, resources will be needed to complete studies, develop and use analyses of exposure, and build databases associated with individual and population exposures, as well as to train the next generation of exposure scientists. Important excerpts as well as paraphrased statements from the report appear in this commentary; however, the general observations and comments are our own. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lioy, Paul J AU - Smith, Kirk R AD - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA Y1 - 2013/01/31/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 31 SP - 405 EP - 409 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - eco-exposome KW - exposome KW - exposure assessment KW - exposure science KW - National Research Council KW - Databases KW - Communities KW - Vision KW - Construction KW - Strategy KW - Health KW - Trains KW - Public health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052961?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=A+Discussion+of+Exposure+Science+in+the+21st+Century%3A+A+Vision+and+a+Strategy&rft.au=Lioy%2C+Paul+J%3BSmith%2C+Kirk+R&rft.aulast=Lioy&rft.aufirst=Paul&rft.date=2013-01-31&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=405&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206170 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206170 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Federal Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Program: Background, Funding, and Activities AN - 1735653761; 2011-899464 AB - The federal government has played a key role in US information technology (IT) research and development (R&D) activities. The government's support of IT R&D began because it had an important interest in creating computers and software that would be capable of addressing the problems and issues the government needed to solve and study. One of the first such problems was calculating the trajectories of artillery and bombs; more recently, such problems include simulations of nuclear testing, cryptanalysis, and weather modeling, requiring coordination to ensure the government's evolving needs are met effectively. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 30 2013, 13 pp. AU - Figliola, Patricia Moloney Y1 - 2013/01/30/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 30 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Weather KW - Federal government KW - Research and development KW - Computers KW - Information technology KW - Testing KW - Bombs KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653761?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=Figliola%2C+Patricia+Moloney&rft.aulast=Figliola&rft.aufirst=Patricia&rft.date=2013-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Federal+Networking+and+Information+Technology+Research+and+Development+Program%3A+Background%2C+Funding%2C+and+Activities&rft.title=The+Federal+Networking+and+Information+Technology+Research+and+Development+Program%3A+Background%2C+Funding%2C+and+Activities&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RL33586_130130.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL33586 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Integration of Drones into Domestic Airspace: Selected Legal Issues AN - 1438601488; 2011-496441 AB - The integration of drones into US skies is expected by many to yield significant commercial and societal benefits, yet, it will inevitably generate a host of legal issues. This report describes the regulatory framework for permitting the use of unmanned vehicles and the potential rulemaking and legislation that will occur over the next few years. Next, it discusses theories of takings and property torts as they relate to drone flights over or near private property, the privacy interests implicated by drone surveillance conducted by private actors, and the potential countervailing First Amendment rights to gather and receive news. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jan 30 2013, 22 pp. AU - Dolan, Alissa M AU - Thompson, Richard M, II Y1 - 2013/01/30/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 30 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Economic conditions and policy - Property and wealth KW - Media - Journalism and the news KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Law and ethics - Criminal law KW - Government - Internal security KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic policy, planning, and development KW - United States KW - Privacy KW - Regulation KW - Property KW - News KW - Benefits KW - Surveillance KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438601488?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=Dolan%2C+Alissa+M%3BThompson%2C+Richard+M%2C+II&rft.aulast=Dolan&rft.aufirst=Alissa&rft.date=2013-01-30&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Integration+of+Drones+into+Domestic+Airspace%3A+Selected+Legal+Issues&rft.title=Integration+of+Drones+into+Domestic+Airspace%3A+Selected+Legal+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42940/2013-01-30/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42940 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A GIS-based methodology for predicting walking track stability AN - 1291604757; 17644016 AB - To manage extensive walking track (trail) systems effectively, managers need information about the condition, stability and likely rates of deterioration of tracks. This information may be impractical to obtain from ground inspections, particularly if the track systems of interest encompass hundreds or even thousands of kilometres of tracks. Two trials were undertaken in Tasmania, Australia to assess the practicality of using a GIS-based methodology to predict track 'types', types being classes of environmental and track-orientation variables that are associated with characteristic rates of widening and erosion as tracks develop. In the first trial, type values previously measured at 500 18 m long monitoring sites located across a wide range of environments were compared with those predicted for 50-75 m long track segments that included or overlapped the sites. In the second trial, the type values of 300 75 m track segments distributed across five tracks were measured in the field and predicted using a refined version of the methodology. The reliability of the methodology was slightly improved in the second trial, in which 50% of the predictions were accurate and 38% were out by one category. Predictions of the statistical distribution of types were prone to bias due to local conditions on individual tracks, but agreed closely with the measured distribution across the entire data set. The methodology was used to assess track types across the 1700 km track system managed by the Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife Service, as a basis for identifying and prioritising management responses including track stabilisation works. It is likely that with further refinement and with better GIS information, the methodology could reliably predict the stability of individual tracks. JF - Journal of Environmental Management AU - Hawes, Martin AU - Dixon, Grant AU - Ling, Roger AD - Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment, GPO Box 1715, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, Grant.Dixon@parks.tas.gov.au Y1 - 2013/01/30/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 30 SP - 295 EP - 299 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 115 SN - 0301-4797, 0301-4797 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Walking track (trail) stability modelling KW - Extensive track systems KW - Recreation impact KW - GIS KW - Tasmania KW - Australia KW - Prediction KW - Erosion KW - Data processing KW - Statistics KW - Wildlife KW - Parks KW - Walking KW - Geographic information systems KW - Inspection KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - ENA 21:Wildlife KW - D 04060:Management and Conservation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1291604757?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+Environmental+Management&rft.atitle=A+GIS-based+methodology+for+predicting+walking+track+stability&rft.au=Hawes%2C+Martin%3BDixon%2C+Grant%3BLing%2C+Roger&rft.aulast=Hawes&rft.aufirst=Martin&rft.date=2013-01-30&rft.volume=115&rft.issue=&rft.spage=295&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Environmental+Management&rft.issn=03014797&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.jenvman.2012.11.027 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Statistics; Data processing; Wildlife; Parks; Walking; Geographic information systems; Prediction; Erosion; Inspection DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.11.027 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Broadband Internet Access and the Digital Divide: Federal Assistance Programs AN - 1735655737; 2011-899463 AB - Disparities in broadband access could have adverse economic and social consequences on those left behind, and some assert that the US federal government should play a more active role to avoid a 'digital divide' in broadband access. With the conclusion of the grant and loan awards established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, there remain two ongoing federal vehicles which direct federal money to fund broadband infrastructure: the broadband and telecommunications programs at the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) of the US Department of Agriculture and the Universal Service Fund (USF) programs under the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 28 2013, 27 pp. AU - Kruger, Lennard G AU - Gilroy, Angele A Y1 - 2013/01/28/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 28 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Loans KW - Information technology KW - Broadband communication systems KW - Telecommunications KW - Internet KW - Federal aid KW - Digital media KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655737?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=Kruger%2C+Lennard+G%3BGilroy%2C+Angele+A&rft.aulast=Kruger&rft.aufirst=Lennard&rft.date=2013-01-28&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Broadband+Internet+Access+and+the+Digital+Divide%3A+Federal+Assistance+Programs&rft.title=Broadband+Internet+Access+and+the+Digital+Divide%3A+Federal+Assistance+Programs&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RL30719_130128.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL30719 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Associations of in Utero Exposure to Perfluorinated Alkyl Acids with Human Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormones in Adult Men AN - 1677943085; 17970889 AB - Background: Perfluorinated alkyl acids (PFAAs), persistent chemicals with unique water-, dirt-, and oil-repellent properties, are suspected of having endocrine-disrupting activity. The PFAA compounds perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) are found globally in humans; because they readily cross the placental barrier, in utero exposure may be a cause for concern. Objectives: We investigated whether in utero exposure to PFOA and PFOS affects semen quality, testicular volume, and reproductive hormone levels. Methods: We recruited 169 male offspring (19-21 years of age) from a pregnancy cohort established in Aarhus, Denmark, in 1988-1989, corresponding to 37.6% of the eligible sons. Each man provided a semen sample and a blood sample. Semen samples were analyzed for sperm concentration, total sperm count, motility, and morphology, and blood samples were used to measure reproductive hormones. As a proxy for in utero exposure, PFOA and PFOS were measured in maternal blood samples from pregnancy week 30. Results: Multivariable linear regression analysis suggested that in utero exposure to PFOA was associated with lower adjusted sperm concentration (ptrend = 0.01) and total sperm count (ptrend = 0.001) and with higher adjusted levels of luteinizing hormone (ptrend = 0.03) and follicle-stimulating hormone (ptrend = 0.01). PFOS did not appear to be associated with any of the outcomes assessed, before or after adjustment. Conclusions: The results suggest that in utero exposure to PFOA may affect adult human male semen quality and reproductive hormone levels. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Vested, Anne AU - Ramlau-Hansen, Cecilia Hoest AU - Olsen, Sjurdur Frodi AU - Bonde, Jens Peter AU - Kristensen, Susanne Lund AU - Halldorsson, Thorhallur Ingi AU - Becher, Georg AU - Haug, Line Smastuen AU - Ernst, Emil Hagen AU - Toft, Gunnar AD - Danish Ramazzini Centre, Department of Occupational Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark Y1 - 2013/01/28/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 28 SP - 453 EP - 458 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - PFOA KW - PFOS KW - prenatal exposure KW - reproductive hormones KW - semen quality KW - Blood KW - Males KW - Human KW - Semen KW - Adults KW - Counting KW - Hormones KW - Pregnancy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677943085?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=Associations+of+in+Utero+Exposure+to+Perfluorinated+Alkyl+Acids+with+Human+Semen+Quality+and+Reproductive+Hormones+in+Adult+Men&rft.au=Vested%2C+Anne%3BRamlau-Hansen%2C+Cecilia+Hoest%3BOlsen%2C+Sjurdur+Frodi%3BBonde%2C+Jens+Peter%3BKristensen%2C+Susanne+Lund%3BHalldorsson%2C+Thorhallur+Ingi%3BBecher%2C+Georg%3BHaug%2C+Line+Smastuen%3BErnst%2C+Emil+Hagen%3BToft%2C+Gunnar&rft.aulast=Vested&rft.aufirst=Anne&rft.date=2013-01-28&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=453&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205118 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205118 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Acetylcholinesterase Activity, Cohabitation with Floricultural Workers, and Blood Pressure in Ecuadorian Children AN - 1677902984; 18211232 AB - Background: Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibitors are commonly used pesticides that can effect hemodynamic changes through increased cholinergic stimulation. Children of agricultural workers are likely to have paraoccupational exposures to pesticides, but the potential physiological impact of such exposures is unclear. Objectives: We investigated whether secondary pesticide exposures were associated with blood pressure and heart rate among children living in agricultural Ecuadorian communities. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 271 children 4-9 years of age [51% cohabited with one or more flower plantation workers (mean duration, 5.2 years)]. Erythrocyte AChE activity was measured using the EQM Test-mate system. Linear regression models were used to estimate associations of systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), and heart rate with AChE activity, living with flower workers, duration of cohabitation with a flower worker, number of flower workers in the child's home, and number of practices that might increase children's exposure to pesticides. Results: Mean ( plus or minus SD) AChE activity was 3.14 plus or minus 0.49 U/mL. A 1-U/mL decrease in AChE activity was associated with a 2.86-mmHg decrease in SBP (95% CI: -5.20, -0.53) and a 2.89-mmHg decrease in DBP (95% CI: -5.00, -0.78), after adjustment for potential confounders. Children living with flower workers had lower SBP (-1.72 mmHg; 95% CI: -3.53, 0.08) than other children, and practices that might increase exposure also were associated with lower SBP. No significant associations were found between exposures and heart rate. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that subclinical secondary exposures to pesticides may affect vascular reactivity in children. Additional research is needed to confirm these findings. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Suarez-Lopez, Jose R AU - Jacobs, David R AU - Himes, John H AU - Alexander, Bruce H AD - Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Y1 - 2013/01/25/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 25 SP - 619 EP - 624 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 5 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - acetylcholinesterase KW - AChE KW - agricultural communities KW - agriculture KW - blood pressure KW - children KW - Ecuador KW - epidemiology KW - pesticides KW - secondary exposure KW - Agricultural chemicals KW - Flowers KW - Exposure KW - Pesticides KW - Heart rate KW - Inhibitors KW - Children KW - Blood pressure UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1677902984?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=Acetylcholinesterase+Activity%2C+Cohabitation+with+Floricultural+Workers%2C+and+Blood+Pressure+in+Ecuadorian+Children&rft.au=Suarez-Lopez%2C+Jose+R%3BJacobs%2C+David+R%3BHimes%2C+John+H%3BAlexander%2C+Bruce+H&rft.aulast=Suarez-Lopez&rft.aufirst=Jose&rft.date=2013-01-25&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=5&rft.spage=619&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205431 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205431 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations and Issues for Congress AN - 1438600440; 2011-496442 AB - The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a potential free trade agreement (FTA) among 11, and perhaps more, countries. The US and 10 other countries of the Asia-Pacific region -- Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam -- are negotiating the text of the FTA. This report examines the issues related to the proposed TPP, what is known about the state and substance of the negotiations, the specific areas under negotiation, the policy and economic contexts in which the TPP would fit, and the issues for Congress that the TPP presents. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jan 24 2013, 55 pp. AU - Fergusson, Ian F AU - Cooper, William H AU - Jurenas, Remy AU - Williams, Brock R Y1 - 2013/01/24/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 24 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - International relations - Diplomacy KW - Administration of justice - Legal procedure KW - Business and service sector - Business organization and administration KW - Trade and trade policy - Free trade and protection KW - United States KW - Partnership KW - Free trade and protection KW - Chile KW - Brunei KW - Vietnam KW - Mexico KW - Canada KW - Malaysia KW - Singapore KW - Australia KW - Peru KW - New Zealand KW - Negotiation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438600440?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=Fergusson%2C+Ian+F%3BCooper%2C+William+H%3BJurenas%2C+Remy%3BWilliams%2C+Brock+R&rft.aulast=Fergusson&rft.aufirst=Ian&rft.date=2013-01-24&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Trans-Pacific+Partnership+Negotiations+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=The+Trans-Pacific+Partnership+Negotiations+and+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42694/2013-01-24/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42694 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) Islands Dispute: U.S. Treaty Obligations AN - 1641843363; 2011-760744 AB - Since the mid-1990s, tensions have spiked periodically among Japan, China, and Taiwan over the disputed Senkaku (Diaoyu/Diaoyutai) islets in the East China Sea. These flare-ups run the risk of involving the US in an armed conflict in the region. US administrations have stated that the US takes no position on the territorial disputes; however, it also has been US policy since 1972 that the 1960 US-Japan Security Treaty covers the islets because it stipulates that the US is bound to protect "the territories under the Administration of Japan," and Japan administers the Senkakus (Diaoyu Islands). Tables, Figures. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jan 22 2013, 7 pp. AU - Manyin, Mark E Y1 - 2013/01/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 22 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Environment and environmental policy - Geography and cartography KW - International relations - Treaties KW - International relations - War KW - Politics - Political dissent and internal conflict KW - Government - Nation state KW - United States KW - East China Sea KW - Taiwan KW - Islands KW - Conflict KW - Territorial claims KW - China (People's Republic) KW - Japan KW - Treaties KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843363?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=Manyin%2C+Mark+E&rft.aulast=Manyin&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2013-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Senkaku+%28Diaoyu%2FDiaoyutai%29+Islands+Dispute%3A+U.S.+Treaty+Obligations&rft.title=Senkaku+%28Diaoyu%2FDiaoyutai%29+Islands+Dispute%3A+U.S.+Treaty+Obligations&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/R42761.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. R42761 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Federal Prison Population Buildup: Overview, Policy Changes, Issues, and Options AN - 1438598378; 2011-496443 AB - Since the early 1980s, there has been a historically unprecedented increase in the federal prison population. Some of the growth is attributable to changes in federal criminal justice policy during the previous three decades. An issue before Congress is whether policymakers consider the rate of growth in the federal prison population sustainable, and if not, what changes could be made to federal criminal justice policy to reduce the prison population while maintaining public safety. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jan 22 2013, 55 pp. AU - James, Nathan Y1 - 2013/01/22/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 22 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Administration of justice - Prisoners and correctional facilities and personnel KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Family planning KW - Administration of justice - Judgments and sentences KW - Social conditions and policy - Public safety and security KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census KW - Prisons KW - Public safety KW - Criminal justice KW - Population KW - Population policy KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438598378?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=James%2C+Nathan&rft.aulast=James&rft.aufirst=Nathan&rft.date=2013-01-22&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Federal+Prison+Population+Buildup%3A+Overview%2C+Policy+Changes%2C+Issues%2C+and+Options&rft.title=The+Federal+Prison+Population+Buildup%3A+Overview%2C+Policy+Changes%2C+Issues%2C+and+Options&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42937/2013-01-22/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42937 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Trace metals Cd, Co, Cu, Ni, and Zn in waters of the subantarctic and Polar Frontal Zones south of Tasmania during the 'SAZ-Sense' project AN - 1272735180; 17565511 AB - Trace metal micronutrients regulate primary production in oceanic surface waters, particularly those characterised as 'high nutrient, low chlorophyll', such as the Subantarctic Zone (SAZ). Our goal was to evaluate the distribution and biogeochemistry of Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Zn in the upper 1000m of this zone to the south of Australia during the SAZ-Sense Project (Jan-Feb 2007). 13 depth profiles were sampled for dissolved, labile metal measurements through subtropical and SAZ waters - west and east of Tasmania - and southward into the Polar Frontal Zone. We determined Cd from detection limit 96%), Cu (2-35%), Ni (7-20%). The profile south of the Polar Front contrasted markedly with all others, having the lowest depletions in surface waters. Another discordancy was some anomalously high Cu concentrations in surface waters close to Tasmania. Co behaved as a recycled (nutrient) element correlating with P and Chl a in the top 200m of the water column, but deeper it was different with a distinct subsurface peak. The characteristics of this peak suggested lateral supply of dissolved, labile Co from polar surface waters to lower-latitude ocean depths via Antarctic Intermediate Waters. Zn also typified a recycled micronutrient. It was loosely correlated with the macronutrient silicon-more strongly to the south and in the Polar Frontal Zone (PFZ). In the vicinity of the Subtropical Front to the east of Tasmania, dissolved Zn was decoupled from other micro- and macro-nutrients. Its irregular distribution suggested this region's dynamic eddy field and possibly variable supply and a phytoplankton community dominated by non-diatom species as influential factors. Distributions of Cd, Cu, Ni and Co were much more uniform in the vicinity of the Subtropical Front (only dissolved Fe data from SAZ-Sense exemplified similar patchiness in distribution as Zn), distinguished solely by being either side of the Front, in subtropical or subantarctic waters. These new data for Cd, Co, Cu, Ni and Zn improve scant coverage for them in the Australian sector of the Southern Ocean, and provide a basis for linking their distribution to regional primary productivity and variations in phytoplankton community structure. JF - Marine Chemistry AU - Butler, Edward CV AU - O'Sullivan, Jeanette E AU - Watson, Roslyn J AU - Bowie, Andrew R AU - Remenyi, Tomas A AU - Lannuzel, Delphine AD - CSIRO Wealth from Oceans National Research Flagship and Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research-A partnership of CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia, E.Butler@aims.gov.au Y1 - 2013/01/20/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 20 SP - 63 EP - 76 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 148 SN - 0304-4203, 0304-4203 KW - Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Oceanic Abstracts KW - Chlorophylls KW - Chlorophyll KW - AS, Tropical Atlantic, Antarctic Intermediate Water KW - Surface water KW - Phosphorus KW - Phytoplankton KW - Nutrients KW - Copper KW - Primary production KW - Water column KW - P elements KW - Zinc KW - Cadmium KW - Micronutrients KW - Marine KW - Data processing KW - Biogeochemistry KW - Intermediate water masses KW - Biogeochemical cycle KW - Chemical oceanography KW - Community composition KW - PSW, South Atlantic, Subtropical Front KW - Community structure KW - Oceans KW - PS, Antarctic Ocean KW - Patchiness KW - Trace metals KW - Q5 08502:Methods and instruments KW - K 03450:Ecology KW - O 2050:Chemical Oceanography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1272735180?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=Marine+Chemistry&rft.atitle=Trace+metals+Cd%2C+Co%2C+Cu%2C+Ni%2C+and+Zn+in+waters+of+the+subantarctic+and+Polar+Frontal+Zones+south+of+Tasmania+during+the+%27SAZ-Sense%27+project&rft.au=Butler%2C+Edward+CV%3BO%27Sullivan%2C+Jeanette+E%3BWatson%2C+Roslyn+J%3BBowie%2C+Andrew+R%3BRemenyi%2C+Tomas+A%3BLannuzel%2C+Delphine&rft.aulast=Butler&rft.aufirst=Edward&rft.date=2013-01-20&rft.volume=148&rft.issue=&rft.spage=63&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Chemistry&rft.issn=03044203&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.marchem.2012.10.005 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 10 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-30 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Chlorophylls; Community composition; Biogeochemical cycle; Intermediate water masses; Phytoplankton; Chemical oceanography; Primary production; Trace metals; Patchiness; Chlorophyll; Data processing; Biogeochemistry; Surface water; Phosphorus; Nutrients; Copper; Water column; P elements; Community structure; Oceans; Zinc; Cadmium; Micronutrients; AS, Tropical Atlantic, Antarctic Intermediate Water; PSW, South Atlantic, Subtropical Front; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marchem.2012.10.005 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Climate Change, Human Health, and Biomedical Research: Analysis of the National Institutes of Health Research Portfolio AN - 1660038091; 17970886 AB - Background: According to a wide variety of analyses and projections, the potential effects of global climate change on human health are large and diverse. The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), through its basic, clinical, and population research portfolio of grants, has been increasing efforts to understand how the complex interrelationships among humans, ecosystems, climate, climate variability, and climate change affect domestic and global health. Objectives: In this commentary we present a systematic review and categorization of the fiscal year (FY) 2008 NIH climate and health research portfolio. Methods: A list of candidate climate and health projects funded from FY 2008 budget appropriations were identified and characterized based on their relevance to climate change and health and based on climate pathway, health impact, study type, and objective. Results: This analysis identified seven FY 2008 projects focused on climate change, 85 climate-related projects, and 706 projects that focused on disease areas associated with climate change but did not study those associations. Of the nearly 53,000 awards that NIH made in 2008, approximately 0.17% focused on or were related to climate. Conclusions: Given the nature and scale of the potential effects of climate change on human health and the degree of uncertainty that we have about these effects, we think that it is helpful for the NIH to engage in open discussions with science and policy communities about government-wide needs and opportunities in climate and health, and about how NIH's strengths in human health research can contribute to understanding the health implications of global climate change. This internal review has been used to inform more recent initiatives by the NIH in climate and health. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Jessup, Christine M AU - Balbus, John M AU - Christian, Carole AU - Haque, Ehsanul AU - Howe, Sally E AU - Newton, Sheila A AU - Reid, Britt C AU - Roberts, Luci AU - Wilhelm, Erin AU - Rosenthal, Joshua P AD - Fogarty International Center, Y1 - 2013/01/18/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 18 SP - 399 EP - 404 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - climate change KW - climate variability KW - health impacts KW - health research KW - research portfolio KW - Communities KW - Appropriations KW - Human KW - Climate change KW - Climate KW - Domestic KW - Health KW - Awards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660038091?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=Climate+Change%2C+Human+Health%2C+and+Biomedical+Research%3A+Analysis+of+the+National+Institutes+of+Health+Research+Portfolio&rft.au=Jessup%2C+Christine+M%3BBalbus%2C+John+M%3BChristian%2C+Carole%3BHaque%2C+Ehsanul%3BHowe%2C+Sally+E%3BNewton%2C+Sheila+A%3BReid%2C+Britt+C%3BRoberts%2C+Luci%3BWilhelm%2C+Erin%3BRosenthal%2C+Joshua+P&rft.aulast=Jessup&rft.aufirst=Christine&rft.date=2013-01-18&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=399&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1104518 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-06-30 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1104518 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Natural Estrogenic Compound Diarylheptanoid (D3): In Vitro Mechanisms of Action and in Vivo Uterine Responses via Estrogen Receptor alpha AN - 1352290568; 17970887 AB - Background: Diarylheptanoid (D3) isolated from the medicinal plant, Curcuma comosa, has estrogenic activity. Objective: We aimed to elucidate the mechanism(s) of D3 action and compare it with that of 17 beta -estradiol (E2) using both in vitro and in vivo uterine models. Methods: We used human uterine (Ishikawa) cells to determine the estrogenic action of D3 on the activation and nuclear translocation of estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha ). In addition, we further characterized the uterine response to D3 treatment in vivo. Results: D3 activated an estrogen responsive element (ERE) luciferase reporter through ER alpha , and molecular modeling suggested that D3 could be accommodated in the ER alpha binding pocket. Using modified ER alpha to assay ligand-dependent nuclear translocation, we observed D3-dependent ER alpha interaction and translocation. In mouse uteri, early- and late-phase estrogen-regulated gene responses were increased in D3-treated ovariectomized wild-type animals, in a manner similar to that of E2; no response was seen in ER alpha knockout animals. We observed a divergence in estrogen responses after D3 treatment: D3 induced robust DNA synthesis in uterine epithelial cells, linked to an increase in cell-cycle-related genes; however, no increase in uterine weight was observed 24 hr after treatment. D3 also affected uterine progesterone receptor expression patterns similar to E2. When D3 and E2 were administered together, we observed no additive or antagonistic effects of D3 on E2. Our findings suggest that D3 is a weak estrogenic agonist compound. Conclusion: D3 is a weakly acting phytoestrogen that mimics the mitogenic responses produced by E2 in an ER alpha -dependent manner, but it is unable to increase uterine weight or enhance or antagonize the effects of estrogen. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Winuthayanon, Wipawee AU - Piyachaturawat, Pawinee AU - Suksamrarn, Apichart AU - Burns, Katherine A AU - Arao, Yukitomo AU - Hewitt, Sylvia C AU - Pedersen, Lars C AU - Korach, Kenneth S AD - Laboratory of Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/01/18/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 18 SP - 433 EP - 439 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - diarylheptanoid KW - ER-dependent KW - nuclear translocation KW - phytoestrogen KW - uterus KW - Estrogens KW - Medicinal plants KW - DNA KW - Curcuma KW - Translocation KW - Additives KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352290568?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=The+Natural+Estrogenic+Compound+Diarylheptanoid+%28D3%29%3A+In+Vitro+Mechanisms+of+Action+and+in+Vivo+Uterine+Responses+via+Estrogen+Receptor+alpha&rft.au=Winuthayanon%2C+Wipawee%3BPiyachaturawat%2C+Pawinee%3BSuksamrarn%2C+Apichart%3BBurns%2C+Katherine+A%3BArao%2C+Yukitomo%3BHewitt%2C+Sylvia+C%3BPedersen%2C+Lars+C%3BKorach%2C+Kenneth+S&rft.aulast=Winuthayanon&rft.aufirst=Wipawee&rft.date=2013-01-18&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=433&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206122 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Estrogens; Medicinal plants; DNA; Additives; Translocation; Curcuma DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206122 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Patent Infringement and Experimental Use under the Hatch-Waxman Act: Current Issues AN - 1735653865; 2011-899462 AB - Concerns over the availability of affordable health care have focused national attention upon patents and other intellectual property rights awarded to pharmaceutical firms. Legislation that was introduced before, but not enacted by, the 112th Congress proposed amendments to the Hatch-Waxman Act, legislation dating from 1984 that governs intellectual property rights in pharmaceuticals and other regulated products. Recent rulings from the federal judiciary regarding the Hatch-Waxman Act may be pertinent to future congressional consideration of that statute. This report discusses current issues with respect to the patent infringement provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Act. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 17 2013, 10 pp. AU - Thomas, John R Y1 - 2013/01/17/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 17 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Property, Intellectual KW - Patents KW - Medical service KW - Judiciary KW - Right of property KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653865?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=2013-01-17&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Patent+Infringement+and+Experimental+Use+under+the+Hatch-Waxman+Act%3A+Current+Issues&rft.title=Patent+Infringement+and+Experimental+Use+under+the+Hatch-Waxman+Act%3A+Current+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42354_130117.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42354 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bisphenol S Disrupts Estradiol-Induced Nongenomic Signaling in a Rat Pituitary Cell Line: Effects on Cell Functions AN - 1352286521; 17957273 AB - Background: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a well-known endocrine disruptor that imperfectly mimics the effects of physiologic estrogens via membrane-bound estrogen receptors (mER alpha , mER beta , and GPER/GPR30), thereby initiating nongenomic signaling. Bisphenol S (BPS) is an alternative to BPA in plastic consumer products and thermal paper. Objective: To characterize the nongenomic activities of BPS, we examined signaling pathways it evoked in GH3/B6/F10 rat pituitary cells alone and together with the physiologic estrogen estradiol (E2). Extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK)- and c-Jun-N-terminal kinase (JNK)-specific phosphorylations were examined for their correlation to three functional responses: proliferation, caspase activation, and prolactin (PRL) release. Methods: We detected ERK and JNK phosphorylations by fixed-cell immunoassays, identified the predominant mER initiating the signaling with selective inhibitors, estimated cell numbers by crystal violet assays, measured caspase activity by cleavage of fluorescent caspase substrates, and measured PRL release by radioimmunoassay. Results: BPS phosphoactivated ERK within 2.5 min in a nonmonotonic dose-dependent manner (10-15 to 10-7 M). When combined with 10-9 M E2, the physiologic estrogen's ERK response was attenuated. BPS could not activate JNK, but it greatly enhanced E2-induced JNK activity. BPS induced cell proliferation at low concentrations (femtomolar to nanomolar), similar to E2. Combinations of both estrogens reduced cell numbers below those of the vehicle control and also activated caspases. Earlier activation of caspase 8 versus caspase 9 demonstrated that BPS initiates apoptosis via the extrinsic pathway, consistent with activation via a membrane receptor. BPS also inhibited rapid ( less than or equal to 1 min) E2-induced PRL release. Conclusion: BPS, once considered a safe substitute for BPA, disrupts membrane-initiated E2-induced cell signaling, leading to altered cell proliferation, cell death, and PRL release. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Vinas, Rene AU - Watson, Cheryl S AD - Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Texas, USA Y1 - 2013/01/17/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 17 SP - 352 EP - 358 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - bisphenol S KW - ER alpha KW - ERK activation KW - JNK activation KW - membrane estrogen receptors KW - nongenomic effects KW - prolactinoma cell line KW - xenoestrogens KW - Bisphenol A KW - Mortality KW - Estrogens KW - Membranes KW - Consumer products KW - Endocrine disruptors KW - Immunoassays KW - H 9000:Consumer and Recreation Safety KW - ENA 07:General UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352286521?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=Bisphenol+S+Disrupts+Estradiol-Induced+Nongenomic+Signaling+in+a+Rat+Pituitary+Cell+Line%3A+Effects+on+Cell+Functions&rft.au=Vinas%2C+Rene%3BWatson%2C+Cheryl+S&rft.aulast=Vinas&rft.aufirst=Rene&rft.date=2013-01-17&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=352&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205826 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bisphenol A; Mortality; Estrogens; Membranes; Consumer products; Endocrine disruptors; Immunoassays DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205826 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Access to Government Information in the United States: A Primer AN - 1641843486; 2011-760642 AB - This report is a primer on information access in the US federal government and provides a list of resources related to transparency, secrecy, access, and nondisclosure. It offers an introduction to the four access laws and provides citations to additional resources related to these statutes. It also includes statistics on the use of the the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and on litigation related to FOIA. It provides some examples of the methods Congress, the President, and the courts have employed to provide or require the provision of information to one another. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jan 16 2013, 9 pp. AU - Ginsberg, Wendy Y1 - 2013/01/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 16 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - Government - Public officials KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Human rights - Civil and political rights KW - Education and education policy - Statistics, research, research methods, and research support KW - Government - Forms of government KW - Administration of justice - Courts and judicial power KW - United States KW - Federal government KW - Statistics KW - Freedom of information KW - Presidents KW - Courts KW - Law KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843486?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&rft.aulast=Ginsberg&rft.aufirst=Wendy&rft.date=2013-01-16&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Access+to+Government+Information+in+the+United+States%3A+A+Primer&rft.title=Access+to+Government+Information+in+the+United+States%3A+A+Primer&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/97-71.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. 97-71 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gestational Diabetes and Preeclampsia in Association with Air Pollution at Levels below Current Air Quality Guidelines AN - 1352290288; 17970885 AB - Background: Several studies have estimated associations between air pollution and birth outcomes, but few have evaluated potential effects on pregnancy complications. Objective: We investigated whether low-level exposure to air pollution is associated with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. Methods: High-quality registry information on 81,110 singleton pregnancy outcomes in southern Sweden during 1999-2005 was linked to individual-level exposure estimates with high spatial resolution. Modeled exposure to nitrogen oxides (NO sub(x)), expressed as mean concentrations per trimester, and proximity to roads of different traffic densities were used as proxy indicators of exposure to combustion-related air pollution. The data were analyzed by logistic regression, with and without adjusting for potential confounders. Results: The prevalence of gestational diabetes increased with each NO sub(x) quartile, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.69 (95% CI: 1.41, 2.03) for the highest (> 22.7 mu g/m super(3)) compared with the lowest quartile (2.5-8.9 mu g/m super(3)) of exposure during the second trimester. The adjusted OR for acquiring preeclampsia after exposure during the third trimester was 1.51 (1.32, 1.73) in the highest quartile of NO sub(x) compared with the lowest. Both outcomes were associated with high traffic density, but ORs were significant for gestational diabetes only. Conclusion: NO sub(x) exposure during pregnancy was associated with gestational diabetes and preeclampsia in an area with air pollution levels below current air quality guidelines. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Malmqvist, Ebba AU - Jakobsson, Kristina AU - Tinnerberg, Hakan AU - Rignell-Hydbom, Anna AU - Rylander, Lars AD - Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Lund University, Lund, Sweden Y1 - 2013/01/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 16 SP - 488 EP - 493 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - gestational complications KW - gestational diabetes KW - NOx KW - preeclampsia KW - traffic KW - Air pollution KW - Diabetes mellitus KW - Photochemicals KW - Complications KW - Guidelines KW - Pollution effects KW - Air quality KW - Sweden KW - Pregnancy KW - Traffic KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352290288?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=Gestational+Diabetes+and+Preeclampsia+in+Association+with+Air+Pollution+at+Levels+below+Current+Air+Quality+Guidelines&rft.au=Malmqvist%2C+Ebba%3BJakobsson%2C+Kristina%3BTinnerberg%2C+Hakan%3BRignell-Hydbom%2C+Anna%3BRylander%2C+Lars&rft.aulast=Malmqvist&rft.aufirst=Ebba&rft.date=2013-01-16&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=488&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205736 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diabetes mellitus; Air pollution; Photochemicals; Complications; Guidelines; Pollution effects; Air quality; Traffic; Pregnancy; Sweden DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205736 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Potential External Contamination with Bisphenol A and Other Ubiquitous Organic Environmental Chemicals during Biomonitoring Analysis: An Elusive Laboratory Challenge AN - 1352286377; 17957272 AB - Background: Biomonitoring studies are conducted to assess internal dose (i.e., body burden) to environmental chemicals. However, because of the ubiquitous presence in the environment of some of these chemicals, such as bisphenol A (BPA), external contamination during handling and analysis of the biospecimens collected for biomonitoring evaluations could compromise the reported concentrations of such chemicals. Objectives: We examined the contamination with the target analytes during analysis of biological specimens in biomonitoring laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art analytical instrumentation. Discussions: We present several case studies using the quantitative determination of BPA and other organic chemicals (i.e., benzophenone-3, triclosan, parabens) in human urine, milk, and serum to identify potential contamination sources when the biomarkers measured are ubiquitous environmental contaminants. Conclusions: Contamination with target analytes during biomonitoring analysis could result from solvents and reagents, the experimental apparatus used, the laboratory environment, and/or even the analyst. For biomonotoring data to be valid-even when obtained from high-quality analytical methods and good laboratory practices-the following practices must be followed to identify and track unintended contamination with the target analytes during analysis of the biological specimens: strict quality control measures including use of laboratory blanks; replicate analyses; engineering controls (e.g., clean rooms, biosafety cabinets) as needed; and homogeneous matrix-based quality control materials within the expected concentration ranges of the study samples. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ye, Xiaoyun AU - Zhou, Xiaoliu AU - Hennings, Ryan AU - Kramer, Joshua AU - Calafat, Antonia M AD - Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Y1 - 2013/01/16/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 16 SP - 283 EP - 286 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - benzophenone-3 KW - biomonitoring KW - bisphenol A KW - exposure assessment KW - parabens KW - reagent blank KW - triclosan KW - Bioindicators KW - Chemicals KW - Bisphenol A KW - Body burden KW - Milk KW - Case studies KW - Urine KW - Quality control KW - Solvents KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352286377?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=Potential+External+Contamination+with+Bisphenol+A+and+Other+Ubiquitous+Organic+Environmental+Chemicals+during+Biomonitoring+Analysis%3A+An+Elusive+Laboratory+Challenge&rft.au=Ye%2C+Xiaoyun%3BZhou%2C+Xiaoliu%3BHennings%2C+Ryan%3BKramer%2C+Joshua%3BCalafat%2C+Antonia+M&rft.aulast=Ye&rft.aufirst=Xiaoyun&rft.date=2013-01-16&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=283&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1206093 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Bisphenol A; Chemicals; Bioindicators; Case studies; Milk; Body burden; Urine; Quality control; Solvents DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1206093 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Highly treated mine waters may require major ion addition before environmental release AN - 1770352147; 17612601 AB - Mining operations often use passive and/or active water treatments to improve water quality prior to environmental release. Key considerations in choosing a treatment process include the extent to which the water quality is actually improved, and the potential residual environmental risks of the release of such water. However, there are few published studies concerning the environmental impacts of treated waste waters. This study used toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) methods to quantify and identify the "toxic" constituents of a highly-treated water (distillate) produced by brine concentration of a mining process water. Exposure of five freshwater species (Chlorella sp., Lemna aequinoctialis, Hydra viridissima, Moinodaphnia macleayi and Mogurnda mogurnda) to a concentration range of the distillate (0, 25, 50 and 100%) found that it was toxic to H. viridissima (50-100% effect when exposed to 100% distillate). TIE tests demonstrated that the effect wasn't due to residual ammonia ( similar to 1 mg L super(-1) N) or trace organics, and unlikely to be due to manganese (Mn; 130-230 mu g L super(-1)). Conversely, addition of 0.2 and 0.5 mg L super(-1) calcium improved the growth rate of H. viridissima by 61 and 66%, respectively, while addition of calcium, sodium and potassium (0.5, 1.0 and 0.4 mg L super(-1), respectively) to levels comparable to that in the local aquatic environment resulted in 100% recovery. Further assessment on the likelihood of residual metal toxicity indicated that Mn concentrations in the distillate were at levels that could inhibit the growth of H. viridissima. Ultimately, the results demonstrated that ion deficiency should be considered as a potential stressor in risk/impact assessments of the discharge of treated wastewaters, and these may need to be supplemented with the deficient ions to reduce environmental impacts. The findings have highlighted the need for water managers to consider the possibility of unintended environmental risks from the discharge of highly-treated wastewaters. JF - Science of the Total Environment AU - Harford, Andrew J AU - Jones, David R AU - van Dam, Rick A AD - Environmental Research Institute of the Supervising Scientist (ERISS), Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, GPO Box 461, Darwin, Northern Territory 0801, Australia, andrew.harford@environment.gov.au Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 SP - 143 EP - 151 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 211 Amsterdam 1000 AE Netherlands VL - 443 SN - 0048-9697, 0048-9697 KW - Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Environmental Engineering Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality; Pollution Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts KW - Environmental Effects KW - Environmental release KW - Hydra viridissima KW - Calcium KW - Freshwater KW - Water quality KW - Lemna aequinoctialis KW - Assessments KW - Growth rate KW - Ions KW - Water Quality KW - Environmental impact KW - River discharge KW - Toxicity KW - Aquatic environment KW - Ecosystem disturbance KW - Chlorella KW - Sodium KW - Moinodaphnia macleayi KW - Risk KW - Water management KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Wastewater Disposal KW - Mining KW - SW 5080:Evaluation, processing and publication KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - Q5 08520:Environmental quality KW - R2 23010:General: Models, forecasting KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1770352147?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=Science+of+the+Total+Environment&rft.atitle=Highly+treated+mine+waters+may+require+major+ion+addition+before+environmental+release&rft.au=Harford%2C+Andrew+J%3BJones%2C+David+R%3Bvan+Dam%2C+Rick+A&rft.aulast=Harford&rft.aufirst=Andrew&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=443&rft.issue=&rft.spage=143&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Science+of+the+Total+Environment&rft.issn=00489697&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.scitotenv.2012.10.054 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-02-01 N1 - Number of references - 2 N1 - Last updated - 2016-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Calcium; Water management; River discharge; Environmental impact; Mining; Toxicity; Water quality; Ecosystem disturbance; Sodium; Environmental release; Ions; Aquatic environment; Environmental Effects; Risk; Assessments; Water Pollution Effects; Water Quality; Wastewater Disposal; Lemna aequinoctialis; Moinodaphnia macleayi; Hydra viridissima; Chlorella; Freshwater DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.054 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transgenerational Inheritance of Increased Fat Depot Size, Stem Cell Reprogramming, and Hepatic Steatosis Elicited by Prenatal Exposure to the Obesogen Tributyltin in Mice AN - 1671454922; 17957271 AB - Background: We have previously shown that exposure to tributyltin (TBT) modulates critical steps of adipogenesis through RXR/PPAR gamma and that prenatal TBT exposure predisposes multipotent mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to become adipocytes by epigenetic imprinting into the memory of the MSC compartment. Objective: We tested whether the effects of prenatal TBT exposure were heritable in F2 and F3 generations. Methods: We exposed C57BL/6J female mice (F0) to DMSO vehicle, the pharmaceutical obesogen rosiglitazone (ROSI), or TBT (5.42, 54.2, or 542 nM) throughout pregnancy via the drinking water. F1 offspring were bred to yield F2, and F2 mice were bred to produce F3. F1 animals were exposed in utero and F2 mice were potentially exposed as germ cells in the F1, but F3 animals were never exposed to the chemicals. We analyzed the effects of these exposures on fat depot weights, adipocyte number, adipocyte size, MSC programming, hepatic lipid accumulation, and hepatic gene expression in all three generations. Discussion: Prenatal TBT exposure increased most white adipose tissue (WAT) depot weights, adipocyte size, and adipocyte number, and reprogrammed MSCs toward the adipocyte lineage at the expense of bone in all three generations. Prenatal TBT exposure led to hepatic lipid accumulation and up-regulated hepatic expression of genes involved in lipid storage/transport, lipogenesis, and lipolysis in all three subsequent generations. Conclusions: Prenatal TBT exposure produced transgenerational effects on fat depots and induced a phenotype resembling nonalcoholic fatty liver disease through at least the F3 generation. These results show that early-life obesogen exposure can have lasting effects. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Chamorro-Garcia, Raquel AU - Sahu, Margaret AU - Abbey, Rachelle J AU - Laude, Jhyme AU - Pham, Nhieu AU - Blumberg, Bruce AD - Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, and Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 SP - 359 EP - 366 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - adipogenesis KW - endocrine disruption KW - MSCs KW - NAFLD KW - nonalcoholic fatty liver disease KW - obesogen KW - PPAR gamma KW - TBT KW - transgenerational KW - tributyltin KW - Gene expression KW - Animals KW - Stem cells KW - Bones KW - Lipids KW - Exposure KW - Mice KW - Drinking water UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671454922?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=Transgenerational+Inheritance+of+Increased+Fat+Depot+Size%2C+Stem+Cell+Reprogramming%2C+and+Hepatic+Steatosis+Elicited+by+Prenatal+Exposure+to+the+Obesogen+Tributyltin+in+Mice&rft.au=Chamorro-Garcia%2C+Raquel%3BSahu%2C+Margaret%3BAbbey%2C+Rachelle+J%3BLaude%2C+Jhyme%3BPham%2C+Nhieu%3BBlumberg%2C+Bruce&rft.aulast=Chamorro-Garcia&rft.aufirst=Raquel&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=359&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205701 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205701 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Urban Tree Canopy and Asthma, Wheeze, Rhinitis, and Allergic Sensitization to Tree Pollen in a New York City Birth Cohort AN - 1660052849; 17970883 AB - Background: Urban landscape elements, particularly trees, have the potential to affect airflow, air quality, and production of aeroallergens. Several large-scale urban tree planting projects have sought to promote respiratory health, yet evidence linking tree cover to human health is limited. Objectives: We sought to investigate the association of tree canopy cover with subsequent development of childhood asthma, wheeze, rhinitis, and allergic sensitization. Methods: Birth cohort study data were linked to detailed geographic information systems data characterizing 2001 tree canopy coverage based on LiDAR (light detection and ranging) and multispectral imagery within 0.25 km of the prenatal address. A total of 549 Dominican or African-American children born in 1998-2006 had outcome data assessed by validated questionnaire or based on IgE antibody response to specific allergens, including a tree pollen mix. Results: Tree canopy coverage did not significantly predict outcomes at 5 years of age, but was positively associated with asthma and allergic sensitization at 7 years. Adjusted risk ratios (RRs) per standard deviation of tree canopy coverage were 1.17 for asthma (95% CI: 1.02, 1.33), 1.20 for any specific allergic sensitization (95% CI: 1.05, 1.37), and 1.43 for tree pollen allergic sensitization (95% CI: 1.19, 1.72). Conclusions: Results did not support the hypothesized protective association of urban tree canopy coverage with asthma or allergy-related outcomes. Tree canopy cover near the prenatal address was associated with higher prevalence of allergic sensitization to tree pollen. Information was not available on sensitization to specific tree species or individual pollen exposures, and results may not be generalizable to other populations or geographic areas. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Lovasi, Gina S AU - O'Neil-Dunne, Jarlath PM AU - Lu, Jacqueline WT AU - Sheehan, Daniel AU - Perzanowski, Matthew S AU - MacFaden, Sean W AU - King, Kristen L AU - Matte, Thomas AU - Miller, Rachel L AU - Hoepner, Lori A AU - Perera, Frederica P AU - Rundle, Andrew AD - Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, New York, New York, USA Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 SP - 494 EP - 500 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - aeroallergen KW - allergic sensitivity KW - asthma KW - built environment KW - childhood disease KW - environmental agents KW - epidemiology KW - pollen KW - urban life KW - Birth KW - Risk KW - Trees KW - Asthma KW - Health KW - Geographic information systems KW - Canopies KW - Pollen UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052849?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=Urban+Tree+Canopy+and+Asthma%2C+Wheeze%2C+Rhinitis%2C+and+Allergic+Sensitization+to+Tree+Pollen+in+a+New+York+City+Birth+Cohort&rft.au=Lovasi%2C+Gina+S%3BO%27Neil-Dunne%2C+Jarlath+PM%3BLu%2C+Jacqueline+WT%3BSheehan%2C+Daniel%3BPerzanowski%2C+Matthew+S%3BMacFaden%2C+Sean+W%3BKing%2C+Kristen+L%3BMatte%2C+Thomas%3BMiller%2C+Rachel+L%3BHoepner%2C+Lori+A%3BPerera%2C+Frederica+P%3BRundle%2C+Andrew&rft.aulast=Lovasi&rft.aufirst=Gina&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=494&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205513 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205513 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Heritability and Preliminary Genome-Wide Linkage Analysis of Arsenic Metabolites in Urine AN - 1660037969; 17957270 AB - Background: Arsenic (III) methyltransferase (AS3MT) has been related to urine arsenic metabolites in association studies. Other genes might also play roles in arsenic metabolism and excretion. Objective: We evaluated genetic determinants of urine arsenic metabolites in American Indian adults from the Strong Heart Study (SHS). Methods: We evaluated heritability of urine arsenic metabolites [percent inorganic arsenic (%iAs), percent monomethylarsonate (%MMA), and percent dimethylarsinate (%DMA)] in 2,907 SHS participants with urine arsenic measurements and at least one relative within the cohort. We conducted a preliminary linkage analysis in a subset of 487 participants with available genotypes on approximately 400 short tandem repeat markers using a general pedigree variance component approach for localizing quantitative trait loci (QTL). Results: The medians (interquartile ranges) for %iAs, %MMA, and %DMA were 7.7% (5.4-10.7%), 13.6% (10.5-17.1%), and 78.4% (72.5-83.1%), respectively. The estimated heritability was 53% for %iAs, 50% for %MMA, and 59% for %DMA. After adjustment for sex, age, smoking, body mass index, alcohol consumption, region, and total urine arsenic concentrations, LOD [logarithm (to the base of 10) of the odds] scores indicated suggestive evidence for genetic linkage with QTLs influencing urine arsenic metabolites on chromosomes 5 (LOD = 2.03 for %iAs), 9 (LOD = 2.05 for %iAs and 2.10 for %MMA), and 11 (LOD = 1.94 for %iAs). A peak for %DMA on chromosome 10 within 2 Mb of AS3MT had an LOD of 1.80. Conclusions: This population-based family study in American Indian communities supports a genetic contribution to variation in the distribution of arsenic metabolites in urine and, potentially, the involvement of genes other than AS3MT. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Tellez-Plaza, Maria AU - Gribble, Matthew O AU - Voruganti, VSaroja AU - Francesconi, Kevin A AU - Goessler, Walter AU - Umans, Jason G AU - Silbergeld, Ellen K AU - Guallar, Eliseo AU - Franceschini, Nora AU - North, Kari E AU - Kao, Wen H AU - MacCluer, Jean W AU - Cole, Shelley A AU - Navas-Acien, Ana AD - Department of Epidemiology, and Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 SP - 345 EP - 351 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - American Indians KW - arsenic metabolism KW - arsenic species KW - determinants KW - heritability KW - linkage scan KW - Strong Heart Study KW - Polymethyl methacrylates KW - Genetics KW - Chromosomes KW - Arsenic KW - Urine KW - Self-propagating synthesis KW - Metabolites KW - Linkages UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660037969?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=Heritability+and+Preliminary+Genome-Wide+Linkage+Analysis+of+Arsenic+Metabolites+in+Urine&rft.au=Tellez-Plaza%2C+Maria%3BGribble%2C+Matthew+O%3BVoruganti%2C+VSaroja%3BFrancesconi%2C+Kevin+A%3BGoessler%2C+Walter%3BUmans%2C+Jason+G%3BSilbergeld%2C+Ellen+K%3BGuallar%2C+Eliseo%3BFranceschini%2C+Nora%3BNorth%2C+Kari+E%3BKao%2C+Wen+H%3BMacCluer%2C+Jean+W%3BCole%2C+Shelley+A%3BNavas-Acien%2C+Ana&rft.aulast=Tellez-Plaza&rft.aufirst=Maria&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=345&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205305 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205305 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - United Nations Regular Budget Contributions: Members Compared, 1990-2010 AN - 1641843501; 2011-760746 AB - The US is the single largest contributor to the United Nations (UN) regular budget. As such, Members of the 113th Congress will likely continue to demonstrate an interest in the US's assessment level, the cost of the US assessment each year, how US contributions to the regular budget compare to those of other countries, and how assessment levels have changed over time. This report provides the assessment level, actual payment, and total outstanding contributions for the US and other selected UN member states from 1990 to 2010. Tables. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jan 15 2013, 24 pp. AU - Browne, Marjorie Ann AU - Blanchfield, Luisa Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - International relations - International organizations KW - Economic conditions and policy - Economic theory KW - Banking and public and private finance - International banking and finance and financial institutions KW - Banking and public and private finance - Banking operations and services KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - Cost KW - United States KW - Budget, Government KW - United Nations KW - Payment KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843501?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=Browne%2C+Marjorie+Ann%3BBlanchfield%2C+Luisa&rft.aulast=Browne&rft.aufirst=Marjorie&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=United+Nations+Regular+Budget+Contributions%3A+Members+Compared%2C+1990-2010&rft.title=United+Nations+Regular+Budget+Contributions%3A+Members+Compared%2C+1990-2010&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL30605.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. RL30605 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - United Nations System Funding: Congressional Issues AN - 1641843288; 2011-760745 AB - This report tracks the process by which Congress provides the funding for US assessed contributions to the regular budgets of the United Nations (UN), its agencies, and UN peacekeeping operation accounts, as well as for US voluntary contributions to UN system programs and funds. It includes information on the President's request and the congressional response, as well as congressional initiatives during this legislative process. Basic information is provided to help the reader understand this process. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jan 15 2013, 67 pp. AU - Browne, Marjorie Ann Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - International relations - International organizations KW - Banking and public and private finance - Public finance KW - International relations - International peace and security KW - International relations - International relations KW - International relations KW - United States KW - Budget, Government KW - United Nations KW - Peacekeeping forces KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1641843288?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=Browne%2C+Marjorie+Ann&rft.aulast=Browne&rft.aufirst=Marjorie&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=United+Nations+System+Funding%3A+Congressional+Issues&rft.title=United+Nations+System+Funding%3A+Congressional+Issues&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/row/RL33611.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - Congressional Research Service Report no. RL33611 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of warming and autonomous breeding on the phenological development and grain yield of double-rice systems in China AN - 1458528697; 18768695 AB - Development of successful strategies to alleviate adverse impact of climate change on crop production relies on understanding of interactions between climate and crop physiology, and presents a new opportunity for sustainable agriculture. In this study we combine the analysis of 30 years of climate data and observed rice data with crop modeling to investigate the impact of climate change and changes in rice varieties on rice growth and grain yield from 1981 to 2009 at three sites (Nanchang, Hengyang and Gaoyao) in double rice regions in China. The results revealed that while there was a warming trend in general, significant warming mainly occurred before jointing stage of early rice and after jointing of later rice. The adoption of new rice cultivars could only partly mitigate the negative impact of warming on rice growth duration and biomass growth. However, the changes of varieties increased the grain yield of both early and late rice through increased harvest index. The major variety changes involved reduced intrinsic earliness, extended grain filling period, and improved harvest index. In the face of future climate change, a planned breeding effort is needed to maintain or increase grain yield of the double rice system. JF - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment AU - Liu, L AU - Wang, E AU - Zhu, Y AU - Tang, L AU - Cao, W AD - CSIRO Sustainable Agricultural Flagship, CSIRO Land and Water, GPO Box 1666, Black Mountain, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia, Enli.Wang@csiro.au Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 PB - Elsevier B.V., The Boulevard Langford Lane Kidlington Oxford OX5 1GB United Kingdom VL - 165 SN - 0167-8809, 0167-8809 KW - Environment Abstracts; Sustainability Science Abstracts; Ecology Abstracts KW - Agriculture KW - Data processing KW - Ecosystems KW - Physiology KW - Climate change KW - Climatic changes KW - Plant breeding KW - Oryza sativa KW - Adoption KW - Biomass KW - Crops KW - Crop production KW - Breeding KW - Cultivars KW - Grain KW - Sustainable agriculture KW - China, People's Rep. KW - Grains KW - ENA 06:Food & Drugs 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/1458528697?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=Agriculture%2C+Ecosystems+%26+Environment&rft.atitle=Effects+of+warming+and+autonomous+breeding+on+the+phenological+development+and+grain+yield+of+double-rice+systems+in+China&rft.au=Liu%2C+L%3BWang%2C+E%3BZhu%2C+Y%3BTang%2C+L%3BCao%2C+W&rft.aulast=Liu&rft.aufirst=L&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=165&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Agriculture%2C+Ecosystems+%26+Environment&rft.issn=01678809&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Crop production; Data processing; Climatic changes; Plant breeding; Grain; Sustainable agriculture; Adoption; Biomass; Crops; Agriculture; Ecosystems; Breeding; Climate change; Physiology; Cultivars; Grains; Oryza sativa; China, People's Rep. ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Physician Supply and the Affordable Care Act AN - 1438601467; 2011-496444 AB - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended) may affect the demand for physician services, a major determinant of physician supply, because it expands insurance coverage to some of those previously uninsured. The ACA also includes provisions that may affect the size, composition, and geographic distribution of the physician population by supporting changes to physician training, compensation, and practice. This report examines each dimension of physician supply, separately discussing current (and, where appropriate, future) concerns and relevant changes included in the ACA that may affect each dimension. Tables, Appendixes. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jan 15 2013, 29 pp. AU - Heisler, Elayne J Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 PB - Congressional Research Reports for the People KW - Health conditions and policy - Physicians, nurses, and other health personnel KW - Health conditions and policy - Health and health policy KW - Law and ethics - Law and jurisprudence KW - Business and service sector - Insurance KW - Population groups, population policy, and demographics - Demography and census KW - United States KW - Uninsured persons KW - Population KW - Patients KW - Health policy KW - Physicians KW - Insurance KW - Legislation KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1438601467?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=Heisler%2C+Elayne+J&rft.aulast=Heisler&rft.aufirst=Elayne&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Physician+Supply+and+the+Affordable+Care+Act&rft.title=Physician+Supply+and+the+Affordable+Care+Act&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42029/2013-01-15/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-10-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42029 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Formaldehyde and Epigenetic Alterations: MicroRNA Changes in the Nasal Epithelium of Nonhuman Primates AN - 1352286092; 17957269 AB - Background: Formaldehyde is an air pollutant present in both indoor and outdoor atmospheres. Because of its ubiquitous nature, it is imperative to understand the mechanisms underlying formaldehyde-induced toxicity and carcinogenicity. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can influence disease caused by environmental exposures, yet miRNAs are understudied in relation to formaldehyde. Our previous investigation demonstrated that formaldehyde exposure in human lung cells caused disruptions in miRNA expression profiles in vitro. Objectives: Using an in vivo model, we set out to test the hypothesis that formaldehyde inhalation exposure significantly alters miRNA expression profiles within the nasal epithelium of nonhuman primates. Methods: Cynomolgus macaques were exposed by inhalation to approximately 0, 2, or 6 ppm formaldehyde for 6 hr/day for 2 consecutive days. Small RNAs were extracted from nasal samples and assessed for genome-wide miRNA expression levels. Transcriptional targets of formaldehyde-altered miRNAs were computationally predicted, analyzed at the systems level, and assessed using real-time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: Expression analysis revealed that 3 and 13 miRNAs were dysregulated in response to 2 and 6 ppm formaldehyde, respectively. Transcriptional targets of the miRNA with the greatest increase (miR-125b) and decrease (miR-142-3p) in expression were predicted and analyzed at the systems level. Enrichment was identified for miR-125b targeting genes involved in apoptosis signaling. The apoptosis-related targets were functionally tested using RT-PCR, where all targets showed decreased expression in formaldehyde-exposed samples. Conclusions: Formaldehyde exposure significantly disrupts miRNA expression profiles within the nasal epithelium, and these alterations likely influence apoptosis signaling. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Rager, Julia E AU - Moeller, Benjamin C AU - Doyle-Eisele, Melanie AU - Kracko, Dean AU - Swenberg, James A AU - Fry, Rebecca C AD - Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, and Y1 - 2013/01/15/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 15 SP - 339 EP - 344 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - apoptosis KW - epigenetics KW - formaldehyde KW - microRNA KW - primate KW - systems biology KW - Inhalation KW - Apoptosis KW - Macaca KW - miRNA KW - Animal models KW - Transcription KW - Formaldehyde KW - Toxicity KW - Primates KW - Air pollution KW - Pollutants KW - Lung KW - Carcinogenicity KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - RNA-directed DNA polymerase KW - Cynomolgus KW - Epithelium KW - H 6000:Natural Disasters/Civil Defense/Emergency Management KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352286092?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=Formaldehyde+and+Epigenetic+Alterations%3A+MicroRNA+Changes+in+the+Nasal+Epithelium+of+Nonhuman+Primates&rft.au=Rager%2C+Julia+E%3BMoeller%2C+Benjamin+C%3BDoyle-Eisele%2C+Melanie%3BKracko%2C+Dean%3BSwenberg%2C+James+A%3BFry%2C+Rebecca+C&rft.aulast=Rager&rft.aufirst=Julia&rft.date=2013-01-15&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=339&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205582 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Inhalation; Apoptosis; miRNA; Animal models; Formaldehyde; Transcription; Toxicity; Pollutants; Carcinogenicity; epigenetics; Lung; RNA-directed DNA polymerase; Polymerase chain reaction; Epithelium; Air pollution; Primates; Macaca; Cynomolgus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205582 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Online Video Distributors and the Current Statutory and Regulatory Framework: Issues for Congress AN - 1735653741; 2011-899461 AB - Digital and Internet protocol technologies have spawned a number of online video distributors (OVDs) whose 'over-the-top' video services are similar, but different from, traditional cable and satellite video programming distribution services. However, most of the statutory and regulatory framework for video predates the commercial Internet. As a result, many statutory provisions apply only to cable companies or satellite carriers, or only to 'multichannel video programming distributors' (MVPDs) -- a category that includes cable and satellite operators, but as currently interpreted by the Federal Communications Commission excludes online video distributors. Congress has begun to consider this issue. Tables, Appendixes. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 14 2013, 27 pp. AU - Goldfarb, Charles B AU - Ruane, Kathleen Ann Y1 - 2013/01/14/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 14 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Carriers KW - Regulation KW - Satellites KW - Internet KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653741?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=Goldfarb%2C+Charles+B%3BRuane%2C+Kathleen+Ann&rft.aulast=Goldfarb&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2013-01-14&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Online+Video+Distributors+and+the+Current+Statutory+and+Regulatory+Framework%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Online+Video+Distributors+and+the+Current+Statutory+and+Regulatory+Framework%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42722_130114.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42722 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The FCC's Broadcast Media Ownership and Attribution Rules: The Current Debate AN - 1735653731; 2011-899460 AB - The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) broadcast media ownership rules place restrictions on the number of media outlets that a single entity can own or control in a local market or nationally. The FCC is statutorily required to review these rules every four years to determine whether they continue to serve the public interest. Some argue that the primary focus of the current review of FCC rules should be on the relationship between market structure, ownership rules, and minority and female ownership, and claim that the FCC has failed to perform analysis that would justify its proposed loosening of existing rules. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 10 2013, 29 pp. AU - Goldfarb, Charles B Y1 - 2013/01/10/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 10 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States Federal communications commission KW - Public interest KW - Minorities KW - Regulation KW - Markets KW - Decision-making KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653731?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=Goldfarb%2C+Charles+B&rft.aulast=Goldfarb&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2013-01-10&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+FCC%27s+Broadcast+Media+Ownership+and+Attribution+Rules%3A+The+Current+Debate&rft.title=The+FCC%27s+Broadcast+Media+Ownership+and+Attribution+Rules%3A+The+Current+Debate&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42436_130110.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42436 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement AN - 1735655685; 2011-899459 AB - Twenty-first century criminals increasingly rely on the Internet and advanced technologies to further their criminal operations. These criminals can easily leverage the Internet to carry out traditional crimes such as distributing illicit drugs and sex trafficking and also exploit the digital world to facilitate crimes that are often technology driven, including identity theft, payment card fraud, and intellectual property theft. For over three decades, Congress has been concerned about cybercrime and its related threats, and it is now exploring the federal government's role in ensuring US cyber security. Tables, Appendixes. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 9 2013, 26 pp. AU - Finklea, Kristin M AU - Theohary, Catherine A Y1 - 2013/01/09/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 09 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Identity theft KW - Threats KW - Federal government KW - Fraud KW - Property, Intellectual KW - Crime and criminals KW - Internet KW - Technology KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655685?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%3BTheohary%2C+Catherine+A&rft.aulast=Finklea&rft.aufirst=Kristin&rft.date=2013-01-09&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Cybercrime%3A+Conceptual+Issues+for+Congress+and+U.S.+Law+Enforcement&rft.title=Cybercrime%3A+Conceptual+Issues+for+Congress+and+U.S.+Law+Enforcement&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42547_130109.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42547 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Israel: 2013 Elections Preview AN - 1735655842; 2011-899536 AB - Close US-Israel relations drive congressional interest in upcoming elections for Israel's 120-seat Knesset (parliament), scheduled for January 22, 2013. Israeli leadership decisions may have profound implications for matters of high US priority, including potential threats from Iran and its non-state allies (such as Hezbollah and Hamas), issues of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian dispute, and political change in neighboring Arab states. Most polls and analyses predict that Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu will win another term as prime minister. Tables, Figures, Appendixes. JF - Federation of American Scientists, Jan 8 2013, 14 pp. AU - Zanotti, Jim Y1 - 2013/01/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 08 PB - Federation of American Scientists KW - United States KW - Threats KW - Iran KW - Elections KW - Arab states KW - Israel KW - Hamas KW - Leadership KW - Prime ministers KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655842?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=Zanotti%2C+Jim&rft.aulast=Zanotti&rft.aufirst=Jim&rft.date=2013-01-08&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Israel%3A+2013+Elections+Preview&rft.title=Israel%3A+2013+Elections+Preview&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R42888.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - Federation of American Scientists, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42888 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Serum Polyfluoroalkyl Concentrations, Asthma Outcomes, and Immunological Markers in a Case-Control Study of Taiwanese Children AN - 1660052997; 17970897 AB - Background: Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are ubiquitous pollutants. Experimental data suggest that they may be associated with adverse health outcomes, including asthma. However, there is little supporting epidemiological evidence. Methods: A total of 231 asthmatic children and 225 nonasthmatic controls, all from northern Taiwan, were recruited in the Genetic and Biomarkers study for Childhood Asthma. Structure questionnaires were administered by face-to-face interview. Serum concentrations of 11 PFCs and levels of immunological markers were also measured. Associations of PFC quartiles with concentrations of immunological markers and asthma outcomes were estimated using multivariable regression models. Results: Nine PFCs were detectable in most children ( greater than or equal to 84.4%), of which perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) was the most abundant (median serum concentrations of 33.9 ng/mL in asthmatics and 28.9 ng/mL in controls). Adjusted odds ratios for asthma among those with the highest versus lowest quartile of PFC exposure ranged from 1.81 (95% CI: 1.02, 3.23) for the perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA) to 4.05 (95% CI: 2.21, 7.42) for perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA). PFOS, PFOA, and subsets of the other PFCs were positively associated with serum IgE concentrations, absolute eosinophil counts (AEC), eosinophilic cationic protein (ECP) concentrations, and asthma severity scores among asthmatics. Conclusions: This study suggests an association between PFC exposure and juvenile asthma. Because of widespread exposure to these chemicals, these findings may be of potential public health concern. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Dong, Guang-Hui AU - Tung, Kuan-Yen AU - Tsai, Ching-Hui AU - Liu, Miao-Miao AU - Wang, Da AU - Liu, Wei AU - Jin, Yi-He AU - Hsieh, Wu-Shiun AU - Lee, Yungling Leo AU - Chen, Pau-Chung AD - Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, and Y1 - 2013/01/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 08 SP - 507 EP - 513 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 4 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - asthma KW - AEC KW - ECP KW - IgE KW - perfluorinated compounds KW - Control equipment KW - Sulfonates KW - Asthma KW - Health KW - Children KW - Serums KW - Quartiles KW - Markers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660052997?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+Polyfluoroalkyl+Concentrations%2C+Asthma+Outcomes%2C+and+Immunological+Markers+in+a+Case-Control+Study+of+Taiwanese+Children&rft.au=Dong%2C+Guang-Hui%3BTung%2C+Kuan-Yen%3BTsai%2C+Ching-Hui%3BLiu%2C+Miao-Miao%3BWang%2C+Da%3BLiu%2C+Wei%3BJin%2C+Yi-He%3BHsieh%2C+Wu-Shiun%3BLee%2C+Yungling+Leo%3BChen%2C+Pau-Chung&rft.aulast=Dong&rft.aufirst=Guang-Hui&rft.date=2013-01-08&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=507&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205351 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-04 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205351 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Long-Term Exposure to Urban Air Pollution and Mortality in a Cohort of More than a Million Adults in Rome AN - 1352287127; 17957284 AB - Background: Few European studies have investigated the effects of long-term exposure to both fine particulate matter ( less than or equal to 2.5 mu m; PM sub(2.5)) and nitrogen dioxide (NO sub(2)) on mortality. Objectives: We studied the association of exposure to NO sub(2), PM sub(2.5), and traffic indicators on cause-specific mortality to evaluate the form of the concentration-response relationship. Methods: We analyzed a population-based cohort enrolled at the 2001 Italian census with 9 years of follow-up. We selected all 1,265,058 subjects greater than or equal to 30 years of age who had been living in Rome for at least 5 years at baseline. Residential exposures included annual NO sub(2) (from a land use regression model) and annual PM sub(2.5) (from a Eulerian dispersion model), as well as distance to roads with > 10,000 vehicles/day and traffic intensity. We used Cox regression models to estimate associations with cause-specific mortality adjusted for individual (sex, age, place of birth, residential history, marital status, education, occupation) and area (socioeconomic status, clustering) characteristics. Results: Long-term exposures to both NO sub(2) and PM sub(2.5) were associated with an increase in nonaccidental mortality [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.03 (95% CI: 1.02, 1.03) per 10- mu g/m super(3) NO sub(2); HR = 1.04 (95% CI: 1.03, 1.05) per 10- mu g/m super(3) PM sub(2.5)]. The strongest association was found for ischemic heart diseases (IHD) [HR = 1.10 (95% CI: 1.06, 1.13) per 10- mu g/m super(3) PM sub(2.5)], followed by cardiovascular diseases and lung cancer. The only association showing some deviation from linearity was that between NO sub(2) and IHD. In a bi-pollutant model, the estimated effect of NO sub(2) on mortality was independent of PM sub(2.5). Conclusions: This large study strongly supports an effect of long-term exposure to NO sub(2) and PM sub(2.5) on mortality, especially from cardiovascular causes. The results are relevant for the next European policy decisions regarding air quality. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Cesaroni, Giulia AU - Badaloni, Chiara AU - Gariazzo, Claudio AU - Stafoggia, Massimo AU - Sozzi, Roberto AU - Davoli, Marina AU - Forastiere, Francesco AD - Department of Epidemiology, Lazio Regional Health Service, Rome, Italy Y1 - 2013/01/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 08 SP - 324 EP - 331 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - air pollution KW - cardiovascular mortality KW - fine particulate matter KW - ischemic heart disease KW - lung cancer KW - mortality KW - nitrogen dioxide KW - Age KW - Particulate matter KW - Air quality KW - Particulates KW - Models KW - Nitrogen dioxide KW - Regression analysis KW - Urban areas KW - Lung cancer KW - Heart diseases KW - Particle size KW - Mortality KW - Ischemia KW - Land use KW - Traffic KW - Air pollution KW - Birth KW - Socio-economic aspects KW - Census KW - Cardiovascular diseases KW - P 0000:AIR POLLUTION KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - X 24300:Methods KW - ENA 01:Air Pollution UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352287127?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=Long-Term+Exposure+to+Urban+Air+Pollution+and+Mortality+in+a+Cohort+of+More+than+a+Million+Adults+in+Rome&rft.au=Cesaroni%2C+Giulia%3BBadaloni%2C+Chiara%3BGariazzo%2C+Claudio%3BStafoggia%2C+Massimo%3BSozzi%2C+Roberto%3BDavoli%2C+Marina%3BForastiere%2C+Francesco&rft.aulast=Cesaroni&rft.aufirst=Giulia&rft.date=2013-01-08&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=324&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205862 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mortality; Age; Particulate matter; Ischemia; Land use; Models; Traffic; Birth; Air pollution; Nitrogen dioxide; Socio-economic aspects; Regression analysis; Census; Cardiovascular diseases; Heart diseases; Lung cancer; Particle size; Air quality; Particulates; Urban areas DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205862 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure and Cancer Outcomes in a Contaminated Community: A Geographic Analysis AN - 1352286912; 17957283 AB - Background: Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) has been linked to cancer in occupational mortality studies and animal toxicologic research. Objective: We investigated the relationship between PFOA exposure and cancer among residents living near the DuPont Teflon-manufacturing plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia (WV). Methods: Our analyses included incident cases of 18 cancers diagnosed from 1996 through 2005 in five Ohio (OH) counties and eight WV counties. For analyses of each cancer outcome, controls comprised all other cancers in the study data set except kidney, pancreatic, testicular, and liver cancers, which have been associated with PFOA in animal or human studies. We applied logistic regression models to individual-level data to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and confidence intervals (CIs). For the combined analysis of OH and WV data, the exposure of interest was resident water district. Within OH, geocoded addresses were integrated with a PFOA exposure model to examine the relationship between cancer odds and categories of estimated PFOA serum. Results: Our final data set included 7,869 OH cases and 17,238 WV cases. There was a positive association between kidney cancer and the very high and high serum exposure categories [AOR = 2.0 (95% CI: 1.0, 3.9) n = 9 and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.3, 3.2) n = 22, respectively] and a null association with the other exposure categories compared with the unexposed. The largest AOR was for testicular cancer with the very high exposure category [2.8 (95% CI: 0.8, 9.2) n = 6], but there was an inverse association with the lower exposure groups, and all estimates were imprecise because of small case numbers. Conclusions: Our results suggest that higher PFOA serum levels may be associated with testicular, kidney, prostate, and ovarian cancers and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Strengths of this study include near-complete case ascertainment for state residents and well-characterized contrasts in predicted PFOA serum levels from six contaminated water supplies. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Vieira, Veronica M AU - Hoffman, Kate AU - Shin, Hyeong-Moo AU - Weinberg, Janice M AU - Webster, Thomas F AU - Fletcher, Tony AD - Department of Environmental Health, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA Y1 - 2013/01/08/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 08 SP - 318 EP - 323 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - C8 KW - GIS KW - kidney cancer KW - PFOA KW - testicular cancer KW - Testes KW - Pancreas KW - Water Supply KW - Water supplies KW - Toxicity tests KW - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma KW - Exposure KW - Testing Procedures KW - Kidneys KW - USA, West Virginia KW - Model Studies KW - Ovaries KW - Prostate KW - Water Districts KW - Liver cancer KW - Pollution effects KW - Models KW - Regression analysis KW - Ovarian carcinoma KW - Lymphoma KW - Ovarian cancer KW - Mortality KW - Data processing KW - perfluorooctanoic acid KW - Toxicity KW - Cancer KW - Water pollution KW - Water supply KW - Serum levels KW - Serum KW - Acids KW - Kidney KW - Liver KW - USA, Ohio KW - Mortality causes KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 5010:Network design KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health 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/1352286912?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=Perfluorooctanoic+Acid+Exposure+and+Cancer+Outcomes+in+a+Contaminated+Community%3A+A+Geographic+Analysis&rft.au=Vieira%2C+Veronica+M%3BHoffman%2C+Kate%3BShin%2C+Hyeong-Moo%3BWeinberg%2C+Janice+M%3BWebster%2C+Thomas+F%3BFletcher%2C+Tony&rft.aulast=Vieira&rft.aufirst=Veronica&rft.date=2013-01-08&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=318&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205829 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Serum; Pancreas; Pollution effects; Ovaries; Kidneys; Toxicity tests; Water pollution; Mortality causes; Water supply; Testes; Mortality; Ovarian cancer; Data processing; Liver cancer; perfluorooctanoic acid; Water supplies; Models; Serum levels; Regression analysis; Prostate; Lymphoma; Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; Liver; Kidney; Ovarian carcinoma; Cancer; Testing Procedures; Water Districts; Acids; Exposure; Water Supply; Toxicity; Model Studies; USA, Ohio; USA, West Virginia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205829 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - The Role of Patents and Regulatory Exclusivities in Pharmaceutical Innovation AN - 1735653733; 2011-899458 AB - In combination, patents and regulatory exclusivities provide the fundamental framework of intellectual property incentives for pharmaceutical innovation in the US. This report introduces and analyzes innovation policy issues concerning intellectual property rights in pharmaceutical innovation. It reviews the policy and procedures relating to both patents and regulatory exclusivities, discusses current domestic and international issues that exist at the intersection of these two proprietary rights, and summarizes congressional issues and potential alternatives. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 7 2013, 16 pp. AU - Thomas, John R Y1 - 2013/01/07/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 07 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Property, Intellectual KW - Patents KW - Regulation KW - Right of property KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735653733?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=2013-01-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=The+Role+of+Patents+and+Regulatory+Exclusivities+in+Pharmaceutical+Innovation&rft.title=The+Role+of+Patents+and+Regulatory+Exclusivities+in+Pharmaceutical+Innovation&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42890_130107.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42890 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Economic Growth and the Unemployment Rate AN - 1504417732; 2011-564927 AB - Despite the resumption of economic (output) growth in June 2009, the unemployment rate remains at an historically high level more than three years into the recovery from the 11th recession of the postwar period. From a public policy perspective, the main driver of the unemployment rate is the pace of economic growth. This report first examines the long-run relationship between two economic variables and then narrows its focus to the periods of recovery from the postwar recessions. Tables. JF - Congressional Research Reports for the People, Jan 7 2013, 7 pp. AU - Levine, Linda Y1 - 2013/01/07/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 07 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 - Economic conditions and policy - Economic conditions KW - Politics - Politics and policy-making KW - Unemployment KW - Economic development KW - Economic conditions KW - Public policy KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1504417732?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=2013-01-07&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Economic+Growth+and+the+Unemployment+Rate&rft.title=Economic+Growth+and+the+Unemployment+Rate&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://opencrs.com/document/R42063/2013-01-07/download/1005/ LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Publication note - Congressional Research Reports for the People, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42063 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Broadband Loan and Grant Programs in the USDA's Rural Utilities Service AN - 1735655629; 2011-899456 AB - Given the large potential impact broadband access may have on the economic development of rural America, concern has been raised over a 'digital divide' between rural and urban or suburban areas with respect to broadband deployment. Citing the lagging deployment of broadband in many rural areas, Congress and the Administration acted in 2001 and 2002 to initiate pilot broadband loan and grant programs within the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). The 113th Congress is likely to again address RUS broadband loan program reauthorization issues in a 2013 farm bill. Tables, Appendixes. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 4 2013, 31 pp. AU - Kruger, Lennard G Y1 - 2013/01/04/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 04 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - United States KW - Farms KW - United States Agriculture department KW - Rural development KW - Loans KW - Economic development KW - Information technology KW - Digital media KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655629?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=Kruger%2C+Lennard+G&rft.aulast=Kruger&rft.aufirst=Lennard&rft.date=2013-01-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Broadband+Loan+and+Grant+Programs+in+the+USDA%27s+Rural+Utilities+Service&rft.title=Broadband+Loan+and+Grant+Programs+in+the+USDA%27s+Rural+Utilities+Service&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/RL33816_130104.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. RL33816 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) Access Cable Television Channels: Issues for Congress AN - 1735654024; 2011-899457 AB - The environment for public, educational, and governmental (PEG) cable channels has been roiled by public policy and budgetary changes at the federal, state, and local levels and by technological changes in cable networks. More than 100 PEG access centers -- which provide community groups and individuals free access to video production facilities and equipment, training, and programming time -- have closed since 2005, and more may close when provisions in recently enacted state laws that eliminate requirements for cable companies to provide funding support take effect. This report discusses ways that Congress may address challenges in retaining PEG cable channels. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 4 2013, 21 pp. AU - Goldfarb, Charles B Y1 - 2013/01/04/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 04 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Equipment KW - State government KW - Production KW - Local government KW - Cable television KW - Law KW - Public policy KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735654024?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=Goldfarb%2C+Charles+B&rft.aulast=Goldfarb&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2013-01-04&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=Public%2C+Educational%2C+and+Governmental+%28PEG%29+Access+Cable+Television+Channels%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.title=Public%2C+Educational%2C+and+Governmental+%28PEG%29+Access+Cable+Television+Channels%3A+Issues+for+Congress&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R42044_130104.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R42044 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - BOOK T1 - How the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA) Updated Copyright and Carriage Rules for the Retransmission of Broadcast Television Signals AN - 1735655689; 2011-899455 AB - The Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), extended, updated, and modified provisions in the Copyright Act and the Communications Act relating to the retransmission of broadcast television signals by satellite television and cable television providers. Among other things, STELA modified the copyright and carriage rules for satellite and cable retransmission of broadcast television signals. This report examines the provisions of the act. Tables. JF - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, Jan 3 2013, 24 pp. AU - Goldfarb, Charles B Y1 - 2013/01/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 03 PB - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center KW - Television KW - Communication KW - Copyright KW - Cable television KW - Regulation KW - Satellites KW - Decision-making KW - book UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1735655689?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=Goldfarb%2C+Charles+B&rft.aulast=Goldfarb&rft.aufirst=Charles&rft.date=2013-01-03&rft.volume=&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=How+the+Satellite+Television+Extension+and+Localism+Act+%28STELA%29+Updated+Copyright+and+Carriage+Rules+for+the+Retransmission+of+Broadcast+Television+Signals&rft.title=How+the+Satellite+Television+Extension+and+Localism+Act+%28STELA%29+Updated+Copyright+and+Carriage+Rules+for+the+Retransmission+of+Broadcast+Television+Signals&rft.issn=&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - http://ipmall.info/hosted_resources/crs/R41274_130103.pdf LA - English DB - PAIS Index N1 - Date revised - 2015-12-01 N1 - Publication note - IP Mall - Pierce Law Center, 2013 N1 - SuppNotes - CRS Report for Congress no. R41274 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Broad Scope of Health Effects from Chronic Arsenic Exposure: Update on a Worldwide Public Health Problem AN - 1352286989; 17957278 AB - Background: Concerns for arsenic exposure are not limited to toxic waste sites and massive poisoning events. Chronic exposure continues to be a major public health problem worldwide, affecting hundreds of millions of persons. Objectives: We reviewed recent information on worldwide concerns for arsenic exposures and public health to heighten awareness of the current scope of arsenic exposure and health outcomes and the importance of reducing exposure, particularly during pregnancy and early life. Methods: We synthesized the large body of current research pertaining to arsenic exposure and health outcomes with an emphasis on recent publications. Discussion: Locations of high arsenic exposure via drinking water span from Bangladesh, Chile, and Taiwan to the United States. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency maximum contaminant level (MCL) in drinking water is 10 mu g/L; however, concentrations of > 3,000 mu g/L have been found in wells in the United States. In addition, exposure through diet is of growing concern. Knowledge of the scope of arsenic-associated health effects has broadened; arsenic leaves essentially no bodily system untouched. Arsenic is a known carcinogen associated with skin, lung, bladder, kidney, and liver cancer. Dermatological, developmental, neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, immunological, and endocrine effects are also evident. Most remarkably, early-life exposure may be related to increased risks for several types of cancer and other diseases during adulthood. Conclusions: These data call for heightened awareness of arsenic-related pathologies in broader contexts than previously perceived. Testing foods and drinking water for arsenic, including individual private wells, should be a top priority to reduce exposure, particularly for pregnant women and children, given the potential for life-long effects of developmental exposure. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Naujokas, Marisa F AU - Anderson, Beth AU - Ahsan, Habibul AU - Aposhian, HVasken AU - Graziano, Joseph H AU - Thompson, Claudia AU - Suk, William A AD - MDB Inc., Durham, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/01/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 03 SP - 295 EP - 302 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; Aqualine Abstracts; Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - arsenic KW - arsenic health effects KW - cancer KW - chronic arsenic exposure KW - development KW - drinking water KW - skin lesions KW - Taiwan KW - Chile KW - Carcinogens KW - Toxicity tests KW - Public health KW - Chronic exposure KW - Exposure KW - Diseases KW - Bangladesh KW - Diets KW - Leaves KW - Wastes KW - Poisoning KW - Kidneys KW - Environmental protection KW - Pregnancy KW - EPA KW - Perception KW - Water Pollution Effects KW - Endocrinology KW - Contaminants KW - Hazardous wastes KW - Liver cancer KW - Food KW - Public Health KW - Drinking Water KW - Arsenic KW - Skin KW - Urinary bladder KW - Toxicity KW - Children KW - Cancer KW - USA KW - Reviews KW - Kidney KW - Water wells KW - Drinking water KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - SW 5040:Data acquisition KW - P 2000:FRESHWATER POLLUTION KW - AQ 00008:Effects of Pollution KW - X 24360:Metals KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352286989?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=The+Broad+Scope+of+Health+Effects+from+Chronic+Arsenic+Exposure%3A+Update+on+a+Worldwide+Public+Health+Problem&rft.au=Naujokas%2C+Marisa+F%3BAnderson%2C+Beth%3BAhsan%2C+Habibul%3BAposhian%2C+HVasken%3BGraziano%2C+Joseph+H%3BThompson%2C+Claudia%3BSuk%2C+William+A&rft.aulast=Naujokas&rft.aufirst=Marisa&rft.date=2013-01-03&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=295&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205875 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Drinking Water; Endocrinology; Kidneys; Carcinogens; Toxicity tests; Environmental protection; Pregnancy; Public health; Diets; Skin; Urinary bladder; Food; Liver cancer; Poisoning; Wastes; Leaves; Children; Chronic exposure; Reviews; Kidney; Drinking water; Contaminants; EPA; Perception; Water wells; Hazardous wastes; Cancer; Public Health; Water Pollution Effects; Exposure; Diseases; Toxicity; USA; Taiwan; Chile; Bangladesh DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205875 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fetal Growth and Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A: The Generation R Study AN - 1352286598; 17957280 AB - Background: Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) has been associated with adverse birth outcomes, but findings of previous studies have been inconsistent. Objective: We investigated the relation of prenatal BPA exposure with intrauterine growth and evaluated the effect of the number of measurements per subject on observed associations. Methods: This study was embedded in a Dutch population-based prospective cohort study, with urine samples collected during early, mid-, and late pregnancy. The study comprised 219 women, of whom 99 had one measurement, 40 had two measurements, and 80 had three measurements of urinary BPA. Fetal growth characteristics were repeatedly measured by ultrasound during pregnancy and combined with measurements at birth. Linear regression models for repeated measurements of both BPA and fetal growth were used to estimate associations between urinary concentrations of creatinine-based BPA (BPACB) and intrauterine growth. Results: The relationship between BPACB and fetal growth was sensitive to the number of BPA measurements per woman. Among 80 women with three BPA measurements, women with BPACB > 4.22 mu g/g crea (creatinine) had lower growth rates for fetal weight and head circumference than did women with BPACB < 1.54 mu g/g crea, with estimated differences in mean values at birth of -683 g (20.3% of mean) and -3.9 cm (11.5% of mean), respectively. When fewer measurements were available per woman, the exposure-response relationship became progressively attenuated and statistically nonsignificant. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that maternal urinary BPA may impair fetal growth. Because previous studies have shown contradictory findings, further evidence is needed to corroborate these findings in the general population. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Snijder, Claudia A AU - Heederik, Dick AU - Pierik, Frank H AU - Hofman, Albert AU - Jaddoe, Vincent W AU - Koch, Holger M AU - Longnecker, Matthew P AU - Burdorf, Alex AD - The Generation R Study Group, and Y1 - 2013/01/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 03 SP - 393 EP - 398 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - birth weight KW - bisphenol A KW - fetal growth KW - head circumference KW - pregnancy KW - urine KW - Growth rate KW - Prenatal experience KW - Head KW - Fetuses KW - Models KW - Pregnancy KW - Bisphenol A KW - Birth KW - Growth KW - Creatinine KW - Urine KW - Dose-response effects KW - Regression analysis KW - Ultrasound KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health KW - X 24350:Industrial Chemicals KW - ENA 02:Toxicology & Environmental Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1352286598?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=Fetal+Growth+and+Prenatal+Exposure+to+Bisphenol+A%3A+The+Generation+R+Study&rft.au=Snijder%2C+Claudia+A%3BHeederik%2C+Dick%3BPierik%2C+Frank+H%3BHofman%2C+Albert%3BJaddoe%2C+Vincent+W%3BKoch%2C+Holger+M%3BLongnecker%2C+Matthew+P%3BBurdorf%2C+Alex&rft.aulast=Snijder&rft.aufirst=Claudia&rft.date=2013-01-03&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=393&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205296 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Growth rate; Prenatal experience; Head; Fetuses; Pregnancy; Models; Birth; Bisphenol A; Creatinine; Urine; Dose-response effects; Regression analysis; Ultrasound; Growth DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205296 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Systems Biology and Birth Defects Prevention: Blockade of the Glucocorticoid Receptor Prevents Arsenic-Induced Birth Defects AN - 1352286322; 17957279 AB - Background: The biological mechanisms by which environmental metals are associated with birth defects are largely unknown. Systems biology-based approaches may help to identify key pathways that mediate metal-induced birth defects as well as potential targets for prevention. Objectives: First, we applied a novel computational approach to identify a prioritized biological pathway that associates metals with birth defects. Second, in a laboratory setting, we sought to determine whether inhibition of the identified pathway prevents developmental defects. Methods: Seven environmental metals were selected for inclusion in the computational analysis: arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, nickel, and selenium. We used an in silico strategy to predict genes and pathways associated with both metal exposure and developmental defects. The most significant pathway was identified and tested using an in ovo whole chick embryo culture assay. We further evaluated the role of the pathway as a mediator of metal-induced toxicity using the in vitro midbrain micromass culture assay. Results: The glucocorticoid receptor pathway was computationally predicted to be a key mediator of multiple metal-induced birth defects. In the chick embryo model, structural malformations induced by inorganic arsenic (iAs) were prevented when signaling of the glucocorticoid receptor pathway was inhibited. Further, glucocorticoid receptor inhibition demonstrated partial to complete protection from both iAs- and cadmium-induced neurodevelopmental toxicity in vitro. Conclusions: Our findings highlight a novel approach to computationally identify a targeted biological pathway for examining birth defects prevention. JF - Environmental Health Perspectives AU - Ahir, Bhavesh K AU - Sanders, Alison P AU - Rager, Julia E AU - Fry, Rebecca C AD - Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA Y1 - 2013/01/03/ PY - 2013 DA - 2013 Jan 03 SP - 332 EP - 338 PB - US Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954 Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954 United States VL - 121 IS - 3 SN - 0091-6765, 0091-6765 KW - Toxicology Abstracts; Environment Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - birth defects KW - comparative toxicogenomic database KW - glucocorticoid receptor pathway KW - metals KW - systems biology KW - Heavy metals KW - Nickel KW - Cell culture KW - Lead KW - Mesencephalon KW - Selenium KW - Congenital defects KW - Embryos KW - Cadmium KW - Computational neuroscience KW - Metals KW - Arsenic KW - Chromium KW - Toxicity KW - Prevention KW - Glucocorticoid receptors KW - Mercury KW - Signal transduction 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/1352286322?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=Systems+Biology+and+Birth+Defects+Prevention%3A+Blockade+of+the+Glucocorticoid+Receptor+Prevents+Arsenic-Induced+Birth+Defects&rft.au=Ahir%2C+Bhavesh+K%3BSanders%2C+Alison+P%3BRager%2C+Julia+E%3BFry%2C+Rebecca+C&rft.aulast=Ahir&rft.aufirst=Bhavesh&rft.date=2013-01-03&rft.volume=121&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=332&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Health+Perspectives&rft.issn=00916765&rft_id=info:doi/10.1289%2Fehp.1205659 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Arsenic; Chromium; Heavy metals; Nickel; Cell culture; Toxicity; Lead; Selenium; Mesencephalon; Glucocorticoid receptors; Congenital defects; Mercury; Cadmium; Computational neuroscience; Signal transduction; Metals; Prevention; Embryos DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205659 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teaching 3-D Geometry--The Multi Representational Way AN - 1826531225; EJ1093211 AB - Many students have difficulties in geometric and spatial thinking (see Pittalis & Christou, 2010). Students who are asked to construct models of geometric thought not previously learnt may be forced into rote learning and only gain temporary or superficial success (Van de Walle & Folk, 2008, p. 431). Therefore it is imperative for instruction that promotes geometric thinking and spatial ability to provide a variety of activities that promote visual imagery, as well as use language that is appropriate to the level of the students. Open-ended geometry tasks have been shown to foster engagement and independent mathematical thinking with children as young as six years old (McKnight & Mulligan, 2010). Dienes (1960) emphasises the need for "multiple embodiments" in mathematical concept development as being necessary to produce abstractive learning rather than associative learning. In this article Sonja Kalbitzer and Esther Loong describe a number of open-ended tasks that draw upon the use of multiple three-dimensional representations to develop the spatial ability and geometric thinking of students. Simple tools like multi-linked blocks, isometric dot paper and the use of the "Insert Shapes" tool in "Microsoft Word" are used. These tasks have been adapted and revised from lessons prepared and implemented by the first author with her Year 5/6 mixed ability class. The article concludes with some discussion on assessing the tasks and providing student feedback. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Kalbitzer, Sonja AU - Loong, Esther Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 23 EP - 28 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Learning Activities KW - Geometry KW - Spatial Ability KW - Manipulative Materials KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826531225?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4343 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 9912 1; 10621 3227 6582; 4339 6396; 5883 126; 6296 5258 3224; 10675; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Kitchen Gardens: Contexts for Developing Proportional Reasoning AN - 1826531185; EJ1093178 AB - It is great to see how the sharing of ideas sparks new ideas. In 2011 Lyon and Bragg wrote an "Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom" (APMC) article on the mathematics of kitchen gardens. In this article the authors show how the kitchen garden may be used as a starting point for proportional reasoning. The authors highlight different types of proportion problems and how the authentic context of a kitchen garden may be used to spark interest in reasoning. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Hilton, Annette AU - Hilton, Geoff AU - Dole, Shelley AU - Goos, Merrilyn AU - O'Brien, Mia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 21 EP - 26 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Education KW - Teacher Role KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Gardening KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Problem Solving KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826531185?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4274 359 10669; 10621 3227 6582; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 6419 5242; 6403; 6396; 8233 1710; 4109 4335; 10565 9015 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teacher-Researchers and the Discovery and Dissemination of Professional Practice AN - 1826531110; EJ1093215 AB - Peter Farrell provides some interesting insight into the importance of teacher research and gives examples of his own research from his personal classroom experiences. The importance of disseminating findings from the classroom as professional development is discussed. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Farrell, Peter Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 34 EP - 37 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teacher Researchers KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Educational Experiments KW - Teacher Improvement KW - Educational Practices KW - Information Dissemination KW - Evidence Based Practice KW - Professional Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826531110?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10559 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 3256 8873; 5140 5159 9556; 8258 5704 2787; 3242; 3198 3707; 6419 5242; 10525 4999; Evidence Based Practice; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Video Games as a Context for Numeracy Development AN - 1826530874; EJ1093198 AB - Troy Thomas and Lynda Wiest share an engaging lesson on statistics involving analysis of real-world data on the top ten video game sales in the United States during a one-week period. Three upper-primary classes completed the lesson, providing insight into the lesson's effectiveness. The lesson description includes attention to the manner in which students approached the numeracy demands of the task, as well as their motivation for and engagement in doing so. The authors also include student-generated suggestions for further, real-world investigations based on student interests that could easily be implemented in any classroom. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Thomas, Troy A. AU - Wiest, Lynda R. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 29 EP - 34 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Primary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Grade 4 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Grade 5 KW - Middle Schools KW - Grade 6 KW - Prediction KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Elementary School Students KW - Video Games KW - Statistics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Learner Engagement KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Student Attitudes KW - Statistical Analysis UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826530874?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 11255 4270 126; 10102 6410 5964; 10087 2574 3629 6582; 6419 5242; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 8179 3352 3368 3150 3085; 7196; 4421 5264; 4422 5264; 4423 5264; 8094; 6421 9690 1; 10181 730; 5880 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Randomness, Sample Size, Imagination and Metacognition: Making Judgments about Differences in Data Sets AN - 1826530579; EJ1093219 AB - There is considerable research on the difficulties students have in conceptualising individual concepts of probability and statistics (see for example, Bryant & Nunes, 2012; Jones, 2005). The unit of work developed for the action research project described in this article is specifically designed to address some of these in order to help students create visual and intuitive understandings of the issues of sampling, randomness and populations. The interweaving of concepts, combined with the technical skills, is intended to challenge teachers, students and researchers. Creating meaningful and deep learning experiences for students requires considerable teacher knowledge and skill, being able to weave together concepts with context and metacognitive thinking. In particular, it takes skill in helping students to draw out from diverse activities the central and connecting themes. At the end of the program the lead teacher said she had previously never thought of designing a unit around a key idea such as randomness or inference. Being able to use such big conceptual ideas as a theme for a unit provided a very valuable and interesting experience, certainly deepening her own experience of the nuances within the ideas and how to build more connective conceptual experiences for the students. For students who go on to study formal statistics, the hope is that the experiences with informal inference in memorable contexts such as the dolphin problem will provide a foundation for appreciating and understanding the formal statistics associated with t-tests and p-values. For those who do not go on to study formal statistics, it is hoped that they have gained an appreciation of randomness and its usefulness in decision-making, moving beyond seeing random only as haphazard. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Stack, Sue AU - Watson, Jane Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 23 EP - 30 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 10 KW - High Schools KW - Probability KW - Statistics KW - Visualization KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Decision Making KW - Metacognition KW - Imagination KW - Inferences KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Sample Size KW - Population Distribution KW - Sampling KW - Statistical Distributions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826530579?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4414 5264; 6396; 8222 6410 5964; 10102 6410 5964; 9098 2577 5150 5159 9556 2574 3629 6582 10102 6410 5964; 8014 2700 9804 9351 5964; 10092 10102 6410 5964 10087 2574 3629 6582; 9097; 4979 2388 8409 5051; 6563 1710; 11318 1710; 5120; 10087 2574 3629 6582; 2653 1710 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mental Computation Strategies for Addition: There's More than One Way to Skin a Cat AN - 1826530471; EJ1093180 AB - Marlene Chesney describes a piece of research where the participants were asked to complete a calculation, 16 + 8, and then asked to describe how they solved it. The diversity of invented strategies will be of interest to teachers along with the recommendations that are made. So "how do 'you' solve 16 + 8?" JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Chesney, Marlene Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 36 EP - 40 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 2 KW - Primary Education KW - Elementary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Grade 3 KW - Grade 6 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Grade 7 KW - Junior High Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 8 KW - Grade 9 KW - High Schools KW - Grade 10 KW - Grade 11 KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Adults KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Mental Computation KW - Addition KW - Age Differences UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826530471?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 6529 2003 6394 1710; 6403; 142 610 6410 5964; 8233 1710; 4419 5264; 4420 5264; 4423 5264; 226 316 8016 4542; 4424 5264; 4425 5264; 4426 5264; 4414 5264; 4415 5264; 312 5054 2842 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Power of Percent AN - 1826530383; EJ1093226 AB - Jane Watson and Lyn English use a chance activity exploring expectation and variation with coin tossing to highlight the importance of understanding the part-whole relationship embodied in percentage and its power to measure and compare for different wholes, in this case different sample sizes. The purpose of this article is to raise awareness of the opportunities to distinguish between the use of raw numbers and percentages when comparisons are being made in contexts other than the media. It begins with the authors' experiences in the classroom, which motivated a search in the literature, followed by a suggestion for a follow-up activity. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Watson, Jane AU - English, Lyn Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 14 EP - 18 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Probability KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Simulation KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Numbers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826530383?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 7195 10407; 8222 6410 5964; 6396; 6419 5242; 4109 4335; 9651 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sandy Point Fun Run: A Context for Understanding and Using Scale AN - 1826530340; EJ1093216 AB - In the middle years of school, it is important that mathematics is challenging, engaging and focuses on worthwhile mathematics. In this article, Anne Roche describes a lesson that seemed to have all three of these characteristics, as students grappled with issues of scale to create a fun run, given a range of challenging mathematical constraints. The task was inspired by research on problem solving and the use of contextual tasks that help motivate and engage students with important mathematics. Herein Roche outlines the mathematical focus of the lesson "Sandy Point Fun Run," describes how the lesson played out in some Year 5/6 classrooms, discusses the particular challenges in this task for the students, and highlights its potential for learning a range of important ideas and skills. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Roche, Anne Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 35 EP - 38 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 5 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 6 KW - Measurement KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Maps KW - Problem Solving KW - Concept Formation KW - Computation KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Learning Activities KW - Student Motivation KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826530340?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 4422 5264; 4423 5264; 10621 3227 6582; 6396; 2082 5904 1710; 8233 1710; 5883 126; 10226 6827; 6315 11302; 4109 4335; 6440; 2225 5882; 2003 6394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Postcard from a Primary Mathematics Classroom in Chongqing, China AN - 1826528372; EJ1093199 AB - We often hear about how well other countries are performing in international tests such as PISA. In this article, Stephen Norton and Qinqiong Zhang describe a classroom and a tutor session from a Chinese setting. They describe the amount of time spent in class and out of class working on mathematics. Also they explain how learning is highly valued in the Chinese context. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Norton, Stephen AU - Zhang, Qinqiong Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 9 EP - 14 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - China KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 1 KW - Primary Education KW - Elementary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Grade 2 KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Elementary School Students KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Observation KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Cultural Influences KW - Interviews KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528372?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3360 6416 2515 3357; 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 2484 5127; 4109 4335; 3365 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 7234; 5472 3629 6582; 6403; 6421 9690 1; 4413 5264; 4419 5264 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Investigation of Palindromes and Their Place in Mathematics AN - 1826528339; EJ1093101 AB - Some people recognize a palindrome when they see one, however fewer realize that a palindrome is a special case of a pattern and that these patterns are all around. Palindromes frequently occur in names, both of vehicles and people, and in music. The traditional mathematical curriculum has often left palindromes out of the common vernacular. Where do palindromes fit in a school curriculum that wishes to incorporate the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Standards? The NCTM Number and Operations Standard for grades 6-8 states that students should understand "numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships between numbers, and number systems." In the Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" (ACARA, 2012) part of the description of the Number and Algebra content strand is "They build on their understanding of the number system to describe relationships and formulate generalisations." (ACARA, 2012). In this article, the author presents palindromes as a fun, interesting, and engaging way to work with numbers and make connections to events in life outside of school. In the article, the author provides three areas that can be explored to engage students in the exciting world of palindromes. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Nivens, Ryan Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 30 EP - 35 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 2 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 6 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 7 KW - Junior High Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 8 KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Middle School Students KW - Number Systems KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Numbers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528339?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 4423 5264; 4424 5264; 4425 5264; 6644 10278 8016 4542; 7195 10407; 7196; 6416 2515; 402 6410 5964; 7193 7195 10407; 10621 3227 6582; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Launching Confident Numerate Learners AN - 1826528338; EJ1093096 AB - This paper explores how a secondary school in western Sydney used educational research as an impetus to change its mathematical education culture over a three year period. Key changes occurred in four areas: leadership; pedagogy; structures for teaching and learning; and mathematical environments. These included increased professional conversations, adoption of a numeracy lesson structure, regular use of manipulatives and open ended tasks and a structured intervention program for mathematically vulnerable students. Critical to the development of these changes were partnerships with a university academic and the CEDP system leadership team as well as school leadership participation in professional learning. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Wade, Peter AU - Gervasoni, Ann AU - McQuade, Catharine AU - Smith, Catherine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 26 EP - 32 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 3 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Catholic Schools KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Professional Development KW - College School Cooperation KW - Secondary School Students KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics KW - Partnerships in Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Leadership KW - Educational Research KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528338?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 7196; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 9419 10278 8016 4542; 3255 8836; 6417 3150; 7624 3180 2221 909; 5867 1; 8258 5704 2787; 1798 3180 2221 909 5222; 6416 2515; 10621 3227 6582; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 1343 7594 8216 9306 5241 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using Technology to Support Statistical Reasoning: Birds, Eggs and Times to Hatch AN - 1826528243; EJ1093125 AB - This article by Elizabeth Reeve and Kim Beswick illustrates how primary children may engage with the Statistics and Probability content contained in the Australian Curriculum. Technology has opened up many possibilities for young children to engage with statistics. In the process the children learned a great deal more than just mathematics. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Reeve, Elizabeth AU - Beswick, Kim Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 15 EP - 19 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Animals KW - Probability KW - Statistics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics KW - Data KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Activities KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Multimedia Materials KW - Electronic Publishing KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528243?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 8222 6410 5964; 10102 6410 5964; 10675; 520; 10621 3227 6582; 4109 4335; 2572; 6867; 3344 8251 6582 2043 10680 1862 10669 1849; 6396; 6412 126 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Geometric Series: A New Solution to the Dog Problem AN - 1826528242; EJ1093389 AB - This article describes what is often referred to as the dog, beetle, mice, ant, or turtle problem. Solutions to this problem exist, some being variations of each other, which involve mathematics of a wide range of complexity. Herein, the authors describe the intuitive solution and the calculus solution and then offer a completely new solution using the sum of a geometric series applied in an unexpected way. The remainder of the article deals with more subtle points which teachers might wish to discuss with the mathematically stronger students in their class. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Dion, Peter AU - Ho, Anthony Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 56 EP - 63 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Teaching Methods KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528242?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8233 1710; 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 4339 6396; 6403; 9417 9414 2515 6416 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Equivalence and Relational Thinking: Opportunities for Professional Learning AN - 1826528203; EJ1093128 AB - Colleen Vale makes the case for professional learning teams collaborating together to improve their teaching and hence children's achievement. In this article she describes how this may be done. Along the way the teachers explored the idea of equivalence and the common conceptions and misconceptions held by children in their classes. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Vale, Colleen Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 34 EP - 40 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Thinking Skills KW - Teacher Student Relationship KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Cooperation KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Teamwork KW - Teacher Workshops KW - Professional Development KW - Teacher Effectiveness KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematics KW - Computation KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Misconceptions KW - Student Attitudes KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528203?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 10852 1701 1 9690; 8258 5704 2787; 10181 730; 10621 3227 6582; 2221 909; 10642 4511 909; 2225 5882; 6411 96; 6725; 10514 10486 909; 6403; 8233 1710; 4109 4335; 10590 11593; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 10576 5449 8768; 2003 6394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Implementing Japanese Lesson Study: An Example of Teacher-Researcher Collaboration AN - 1826528178; EJ1093099 AB - There is growing worldwide interest in Japanese lesson study as a model for professional learning, with large-scale adaptations of lesson study taking place in many countries. This paper describes how teachers and researchers collaborated in a lesson study project carried out in three Victorian schools. It describes Japanese lesson study and the typical structured problem-solving research lesson that forms the basis for lesson study; and discusses how the collaborative planning process and the resulting research lessons, together with the post-lesson discussions, provided teachers and researchers with the opportunity to collaborate in the research process. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Groves, Susie AU - Doig, Brian AU - Widjaja, Wanty AU - Garner, David AU - Palmer, Kathryn Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 10 EP - 17 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 3 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - Japan KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Teacher Collaboration KW - Coaching (Performance) KW - Elementary School Students KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Cooperation KW - Lesson Plans KW - Problem Solving KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Researchers KW - Faculty Development KW - Research Skills KW - Educational Research KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528178?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3256 8873 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 10621 3227 6582; 8233 1710; 5954; 2221 909; 3255 8836; 3787 8258 5704 2787 10010; 4109 4335; 8865 9690 1; 6419 5242; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 7657 5674; 1684 6582; 10494 3180 2221 909 10486 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teaching with Technology: iPads and Primary Mathematics AN - 1826528169; EJ1093126 AB - iPads are beginning to appear in more and more primary classrooms, yet it is difficult to find teaching ideas that promote deep mathematical understanding. Catherine Attard provides a list of teaching considerations to be used when using iPads and two practical ideas for using them. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Attard, Catherine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 38 EP - 40 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Primary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Educational Practices KW - Computer Oriented Programs KW - Teaching Methods KW - Handheld Devices UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528169?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 4595 3337 3553; 10675; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 8179 3352 3368 3150 3085; 10621 3227 6582; 3242; 2046 8331; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Snapshot of the Use of ICT in Primary Mathematics Classrooms in Western Australia AN - 1826528114; EJ1093130 AB - Lorraine Day reports on some of the findings of the Teaching Teachers for the Future Project. The Australian Curriculum constantly makes reference to digital technologies so we believe our readers will be interested to see how teachers are making use of technology in classrooms across Western Australia. The results may be used to "benchmark" what is going on in your school. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Day, Lorraine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 16 EP - 24 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Elementary Education KW - Qualitative Research KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Principals KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Mathematics KW - Information Technology KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Online Surveys KW - Technology Integration KW - Access to Information KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Preservice Teachers KW - School Surveys KW - Multimedia Materials KW - Electronic Publishing KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528114?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 5168 10669; 4109 4335; 10675; 6867; 3344 8251 6582 2043 10680 1862 10669 1849; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 6411 96; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 10621 3227 6582; 8190 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 183; 6396; 9293 10380 3629 6582; 6416 2515; 80; 10671; 8517 8836; 7338 10380 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Benford's Law and Why the Integers Are Not What We Think They Are: A Critical Numeracy of Benford's Law AN - 1826528076; EJ1093383 AB - A critical numeracy examination of Benford's Law suggests that our understanding of the integers is faulty. We think of them as equally likely to turn up as the first digit of a random real world number. For many real world data sets this is not true. In many cases, ranging from eBay auction prices to six digit numbers in Google to the distribution of numbers in newspapers, the smaller digits are much more likely than the larger ones. Yet most of us are surprised when we first encounter this result. Benford himself described the real world numbers which fit his law as anomalous. Many others have echoed his surprise. How can our understanding of numbers be such that the way we actually use numbers in our world, that is, the authentic use of numbers, is regarded as strange? The distribution of numbers in this way has been explained in the past by Benford's Law. However it seems that Zipf's Law may be just as useful as an explanation of some of the observed distributions. Both laws are likely to apply when numbers describe growth situations with Benford's Law describing compound interest type growth while Zipf's Law represents a slower growth with constant growth (simple interest) compounded at repeated stages. From a critical numeracy perspective we need to understand how the first digit distribution of real world numbers is both ubiquitous but seen as anomalous. Perhaps this is best explained using the work of Kafri (2009) showing that the random distribution of balls and boxes results in a Benford's Law distribution. In this model the digit 1 is represented by a single ball, digit 2 by two balls and so on. In this model the first digits are actually quantities of the single unit digit. Kafri used a thermodynamic randomness to distribute the balls (rather than a lottery style) and Benford's Law is the predicted distribution. Hence our understanding of random as meaning equally likely is too simplistic for real world numbers. The digits in numbers are not distributed as if by lottery. We need to move to a thermodynamic understanding of randomness in which we recognise that digits are a quantity of the unit digit and are distributed amongst all the different positions which make up a number. It is all the different microstates of digit as quantity in all the various positions which are "equally likely"'. A better understanding of the use of numbers in our world seems to be that: (1) Some numbers such as lottery results are random and their first digits are uniformly distributed; (2) Some numbers represent quantities (such as amounts of money) and it is harder to accumulate say, $700 than $100; (3) The initial digit of numbers from random samples taken from a random variety of distributions will fit Benford's Law; (4) The super sample of numbers held in Google is not particularly Benford like; and (5) Growth data resulting from regularly compounding growth follows Benford's Law. However this may be too strong for many real world situations where Zipf's Law may better represent less regular growth JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Stoessiger, Rex Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 29 EP - 46 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Probability KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Formulas KW - Numeracy KW - Fractions KW - Numbers KW - Statistical Distributions KW - Predictor Variables KW - Mathematics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528076?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 7195 10407; 7196; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6400 6403 6394; 8222 6410 5964; 8099; 4170; 10092 10102 6410 5964 10087 2574 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Linking Models: Reasoning from Patterns to Tables and Equations AN - 1826528062; EJ1093088 AB - Patterns are commonly used in middle years mathematics classrooms to teach students about functions and modelling with tables, graphs, and equations. Grade 6 students are expected to, "continue and create sequences involving whole numbers, fractions and decimals," and "describe the rule used to create the sequence." (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA), 2012). Modelling functions, such as pattern problems, and making links between models in analysing patterns of change is an essential part of middle years mathematics (Lloyd, Herbel- Eisenmann & Star, 2011). Matt Switzer's students' approach to pattern problems often entailed extending the pattern and collecting data, which they organised in a table. They used the table to graph their data and used common differences, guess and check, or other strategies to find an equation to model the problem. While this procedure "worked" for many students, others struggled with generating an equation from the data in their table. Many students who were able to generate an equation struggled to explain what the individual parts of the equation meant, how they were related to the original problem, what the variables represented, or the relationships between the table and equation. To address these issues, Switzer had his students generate tables in such a way that the variant and invariant quantities were evident and related to the posed task. In doing so, the process of generating an equation to model the situation became clearer and more meaningful for the students as they made connections between the numerical and geometric relationships. In this article, Switzer provides a typical geometric growth pattern encountered in middle years mathematics to illustrate this method. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Switzer, Matt J. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 3 EP - 7 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 1 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 6 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary Education KW - Secondary Education KW - Junior High Schools KW - Concept Formation KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Equations (Mathematics) KW - Middle School Students KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Geometry KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Tables (Data) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528062?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3551 6400 6403 6394; 10430 11302; 6419 5242; 4423 5264; 6644 10278 8016 4542; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 6396; 2082 5904 1710; 4343 6410 5964 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Predict! Teaching Statistics Using Informational Statistical Inference AN - 1826528054; EJ1093095 AB - Statistics is one of the most widely used topics for everyday life in the school mathematics curriculum. Unfortunately, the statistics taught in schools focuses on calculations and procedures before students have a chance to see it as a useful and powerful tool. Researchers have found that a dominant view of statistics is as an assortment of tools (calculations and graphs), with few seeing it as a means to understand a complex world. In this article, "informal statistical inference" is introduced as an approach to teaching statistics. This idea has now been researched from primary school through university classrooms around the world. Informal statistical inference can help students better appreciate the usefulness of statistics for both everyday life and future careers. This article discusses how informal statistical inference differs from the way statistics is usually taught. A unit from a middle school classroom illustrates how the class learned statistics while making informal inferences. The author provides ideas for turning a regular statistics lesson into one that lets students make inferences. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Makar, Katie Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 34 EP - 40 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Middle Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Junior High Schools KW - Prediction KW - Statistics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Middle School Students KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics KW - Computation KW - Statistical Inference KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528054?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10093 2582 2574 3629 6582 5120 10087; 10102 6410 5964; 8094; 2003 6394; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6416 2515; 4109 4335; 10621 3227 6582; 6644 10278 8016 4542; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 6396 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using Meaningful Contexts to Promote Understanding of Pronumerals AN - 1826528050; EJ1093083 AB - Developing a conceptual understanding of elementary algebra has been the focus of a number of recent articles in this journal. Baroudi (2006) advocated problem solving to assist students' transition from arithmetic to algebra, and Shield (2008) described the use of meaningful contexts for developing the concept of function. Samson (2011, 2012) also made use of contexts in order to promote ideas of generalisation and equivalent expressions, while Green (2008, 2009) described the use of spreadsheets for investigating functions and solving equations in meaningful contexts. Although many authors promote the use of meaningful contexts there has been little evidence of any positive effect of such approaches. This article describes approaches to teaching algebra in two recent independent projects, the Multifaceted Variable Approach project in Sydney, Australia (researchers worked with teachers at an independent girls' school studying Year 7 students, age 12-13 years) and the the Teaching Algebra Conceptually project in New Zealand (researchers worked in with five teachers of Year 9 classes (age 13-14 years) from two secondary schools), both of which made extensive use of meaningful contexts. The three aspects of pronumerals (generalised numbers, variables and unknowns) were taught using real contexts to associate meaning with the pronumeral involved. Both projects demonstrated a positive impact of the approaches on junior secondary students' understandings of pronumerals. These findings suggest that classroom teachers should explore the use of meaningful contexts for teaching algebra. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Linsell, Chris AU - Cavanagh, Michael AU - Tahir, Salma Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 33 EP - 40 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 1 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Secondary Education KW - Context Effect KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Pretests Posttests KW - Concept Formation KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - National Curriculum KW - Females KW - Numbers KW - Private Schools KW - Single Sex Schools KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528050?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 402 6410 5964; 10621 3227 6582; 6419 5242; 4109 4335; 6396; 7195 10407; 2082 5904 1710; 2177 5127; 6941 2515; 9661 9306 5241; 3932 8016 4542; 8216 9306 5241; 6411 96; 8166 10789 6447; 9417 9414 2515 6416 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Selecting Proportional Reasoning Tasks AN - 1826528035; EJ1093097 AB - With careful consideration given to task selection, students can construct their own solution strategies to solve complex proportional reasoning tasks while the teacher's instructional goals are still met. Several aspects of the tasks should be considered including their numerical structure, context, difficulty level, and the strategies they are likely to elicit from students. In the middle grades, it is extremely important for students to develop sound proportional reasoning skills as a foundation for future coursework in mathematics. Researchers consider proportional reasoning skills to involve more than applying the cross-multiplication algorithm. Teachers can help students develop this understanding by postponing the introduction of the cross-multiplication algorithm and engaging them in well-designed problem solving situations. When students solve contextual problems in their own ways, they are forced to make sense of the proportional relationship involved, and often the context helps cue students into it. This paper shares a framework for consideration when choosing or developing tasks focused on proportional reasoning. It assumes that students are developing their own strategies for solving the tasks, prior to the introduction of the cross multiplication algorithm. The framework has two areas that need to be considered when selecting or creating tasks to support students to engage in proportional reasoning: (1) Context; and (2) Numerical Structure. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - de la Cruz, Jessica A. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 14 EP - 18 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 2 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Middle Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Junior High Schools KW - Thinking Skills KW - Multiplication KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Middle School Students KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Task Analysis KW - Learner Engagement KW - Difficulty Level KW - Number Concepts KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematics KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Numbers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528035?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10852 1701 1 9690; 6410 5964; 6879 610 6410 5964; 8233 1710; 7195 10407; 7190 6396; 6396; 6419 5242; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 2849; 6403; 10460 3629 6582; 5880; 6411 96; 1955 3629 6582; 6644 10278 8016 4542 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Muses on the Gregorian Calendar AN - 1826528018; EJ1093404 AB - This article begins with an exploration of the origins of the Gregorian Calendar. Next it describes the function of school inspector Christian Zeller (1822-1899) used to determine the number of the elapsed days of a year up to and including a specified date and how Zeller's function can be used to determine the number of days that have elapsed in any given common year (a non-leap year). This is followed by a discussion of Charles Dodgson's (also known as Lewis Carroll) (1832-1898) method for determining the day of the week given any date in the Gregorian calendar. The article concludes with thoughts from John Conway, Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University, on the day of the week and a discussion on the origins of the sequence of day names in the modern calendar. The algorithms presented in this article could easily be adapted for the classroom. Students could develop computer programs around the Zeller congruencies and junior students in particular could strengthen basic arithmetic concepts by learning the Lewis Carroll technique as well as getting the chance to see mathematics as a powerful and practical pursuit. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Staples, Ed Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 36 EP - 44 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Mathematical Models KW - Time KW - Mathematical Formulas KW - Astronomy KW - Number Systems KW - Number Concepts KW - Intellectual History UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826528018?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5330 4770 4918 5964 9804 9351; 10860 9354; 7193 7195 10407; 7190 6396; 6404 6752 9651 6582; 692 7868 6976 9351 5964; 6400 6403 6394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sunny with a Chance of Tenths! Using the Familiar Context of Temperature to Support Teaching Decimals AN - 1826527961; EJ1093132 AB - As teachers we are encouraged to contextualize the mathematics that we teach. In this article, Belinda Beaman explains how she used the weather as a context for developing decimal understanding. We particularly enjoyed reading how the students were involved in estimating. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Beaman, Belinda Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 26 EP - 29 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Grade 5 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary Education KW - Weather KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Climate KW - Mathematics KW - Instructional Materials KW - Arithmetic KW - Computation KW - Predictive Measurement KW - Mathematics Activities KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527961?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10621 3227 6582; 610 6410 5964; 1646 7854 3518; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 11435; 2003 6394; 4422 5264; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 6412 126; 5258 3224; 8096 6440 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Fascinating Application of Steiner's Theorem for Trapezium: Geometric Constructions Using Straightedge Alone AN - 1826527960; EJ1093391 AB - Based on Steiner's fascinating theorem for trapezium, seven geometrical constructions using straight-edge alone are described. These constructions provide an excellent base for teaching theorems and the properties of geometrical shapes, as well as challenging thought and inspiring deeper insight into the world of geometry. In particular, this article also mentions the orthic triangle and proves its special property, and shows some other interesting constructions, such as, for example, how to construct a circle's diameter using straightedge alone and having only a segment with its midpoint. In addition, it is enhanced by aspects of the historical background of geometric constructions, including reference to "impossible constructions." Application of the material presented in college or high school can enhance students' appreciation of the elegance, beauty, and fascination of mathematics. Through such "adventures," students will be encouraged to further pursue geometric problems and explore various methods of problem solving, especially those concerned with geometric constructions. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Stupel, Moshe AU - Ben-Chaim, David Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 6 EP - 24 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Israel KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Geometry KW - Problem Solving KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527960?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6403; 6419 5242; 4339 6396; 10621 3227 6582; 4343 6410 5964; 8233 1710; 4109 4335; 8144 10507 8260 3150; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 9417 9414 2515 6416 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Problems with Generalising: Pythagoras in N Dimensions AN - 1826527957; EJ1093390 AB - Pythagoras' theorem in two and three dimensions appears in General Mathematics, Units 1-2, section 6 (Geometry and trigonometry: Shape and measurement) in the Victorian Certificate of Education Mathematics Study Design (Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority, 2010). It also comes in Further Mathematics, Units 3-4 (Applications: Geometry and trigonometry) in the same document. In the UK (and in Australia), students typically meet the two dimensional version when aged around 13-14 and become quite familiar with this before encountering the three-dimensional version later on. Pythagoras' theorem is likely to be a significant element in any secondary mathematics curriculum, and is one of the topics adults frequently recall when talking about their experiences of school mathematics. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Foster, Colin Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 8 EP - 11 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - United Kingdom KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Trigonometry KW - Equations (Mathematics) KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Geometry KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527957?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 4339 6396; 4343 6410 5964; 11014 6410 5964; 6403; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4109 4335; 8233 1710; 3551 6400 6403 6394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Choosing, Creating and Using Story Problems: Some Helpful Hints AN - 1826527953; EJ1093157 AB - In this article Anne Roche describes some of the different types of story problems defined in the Cognitively Guided Instruction professional development program. Teachers will find the table reproduced on page 32 to be very helpful in designing word problems. Roche then gives some suggestions for improving the way division stories are used in the classroom setting. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Roche, Anne Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 30 EP - 35 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Education KW - Teacher Role KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Word Problems (Mathematics) KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Questionnaires KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Faculty Development KW - Problem Solving UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527953?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 3787 8258 5704 2787 10010; 11542 6394; 3365 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 8535 6447; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 8233 1710; 1710; 10565 9015 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Busting Myths AN - 1826527950; EJ1093102 AB - Arecent episode of "MythBusters" (Williams, 2013) involved a series of "battles of the sexes" to examine myths and urban legends about things that men are supposedly better (or worse) at doing than women. Some of the processes that were used on the show to investigate these myths, along with the data they generated, can be used to examine some interesting statistical ideas, varying from a quite simple examination of distributions to an elementary exploration of beginning hypothesis testing. As such they would be suitable for secondary classrooms, where the content aligns well with "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics." In this article the author will describe two of the segments and discuss some of the issues that could be addressed in a classroom. Ideally it would be good to be able to view the segments as part of any lesson (at the time of writing it was possible to purchase the episode via an online media supplier; see note at end of article), but it is hoped that there is enough information in what follows for teachers to be able to provide an explanation of the segments and the data sets should still be sufficient to stimulate good classroom discussion. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Chick, Helen Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 16 EP - 22 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Gender Differences KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Computation KW - Television Viewing KW - Foreign Countries KW - Misconceptions KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Executive Function KW - Spatial Ability KW - Time Management KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527950?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6725; 6419 5242; 6396; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4109 4335; 10621 3227 6582; 10717 126; 9912 1; 2003 6394; 4290; 10866 153 4398; 3665 1710; 10087 2574 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Discussion of the Statistical Investigation Process in the Australian Curriculum AN - 1826527915; EJ1093104 AB - Statistics and statistical literacy can be found in the Learning Areas of Mathematics, Geography, Science, History and the upcoming Business and Economics, as well as in the General Capability of Numeracy and all three Crosscurriculum priorities. The Australian Curriculum affords many exciting and varied entry points for the teaching of statistics. The new curriculum also offers an opportunity to explore the pedagogy of using the statistical investigation process (s-i-p). This is based on the premise that the full statistics cycle really does matter and is fundamental to why statistics is important. The process of starting with a problem, collecting data, analysing data, and interpreting and communicating results is present throughout the curriculum. This discussion paper invites teachers to examine the intention of the curriculum and to identify where the statistics cycle is both explicit and implicit. It is about looking for the commonalities within and across the Learning Areas to support teachers to prepare materials and learning tasks to build statistical capability by understanding the statistical processes underpinning different representations of the cycle. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - McQuade, Vivienne Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 32 EP - 33 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Science Education KW - Statistics KW - Business KW - Skill Development KW - Foreign Countries KW - Economics KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Statistical Analysis KW - History Instruction KW - National Curriculum KW - Interdisciplinary Approach KW - Geography KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527915?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 10087 2574 3629 6582; 6416 2515; 6941 2515; 10102 6410 5964; 10621 3227 6582; 4336 9804 9351 5964; 1202; 3139 9804 9351 5964; 9327 3150; 4773 4919 5242; 9685 5053 2787; 5368 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Gibberish or What? Use of Symbolic Language in Primary Mathematics AN - 1826527846; EJ1093127 AB - Lorna Quinnell and Merrilyn Carter examine the use of symbols in teaching mathematics and outline the difficulties students experience in "reading symbols and abbreviations." We are sure teachers will appreciate the way the authors have examined the use of symbols and abbreviations in NAPLAN testing and organized them into five distinct categories. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Quinnell, Lorna AU - Carter, Merilyn Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 8 EP - 14 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Symbols (Mathematics) KW - Numeracy KW - Number Concepts KW - Mathematics KW - Memory KW - Misconceptions KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Tests KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527846?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 10407; 6423 10789 6447; 7196; 6396; 6519 1710; 4109 4335; 7190 6396; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 10621 3227 6582; 6725 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teachers' Perceptions of Teaching Mathematics at the Senior Secondary Level in Fiji AN - 1826527825; EJ1093382 AB - In recent times, there has been considerable interest shown in the affective domain of mathematics education with research findings pointing out that affective variables have profound impact on classroom practices of mathematics teachers. In other words, teachers' conceptions of mathematics and mathematics teaching are greatly influenced by teachers' personal experiences from the classrooms. The purpose of this study was to explore and understand the personal experiences of senior secondary mathematics teachers regarding teaching mathematics, with particular emphasis on the challenges which teachers perceive as influencing their instructional behaviour. The following research questions guided this study: (1) What do Fijian mathematics teachers like most about teaching Forms five and six?; and (2) What major teaching-related challenges do mathematics teachers face in teaching Form five and six mathematics? This study adds to our current understanding of teacher behaviour given the lack of related research in the context of a small, developing island nation in the Pacific. Such an understanding is important because mathematics teachers' experiences will tell us what works and what may not work in the reality of classroom teaching. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Dayal, Hem Chand Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 25 EP - 35 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Fiji KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Questionnaires KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Teaching Experience KW - Perception KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Interviews KW - Beliefs KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527825?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 10482 730; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4109 4335; 6417 3150; 10621 3227 6582; 6416 2515; 932 730; 7688 1710; 8535 6447; 10609 3685 853; 5472 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Building a Solid Foundation from Which to Launch Our Future Mathematicians AN - 1826527821; EJ1093093 AB - It is essential to retain a focus on building students' mathematical reasoning and comprehension rather than merely developing superficial understanding through procedural learning. All too often this approach "takes a back seat" because of examination and assessment pressure, where the importance of "How?" supersedes that of "Why?" It is not what we teach that is important so much as how we teach it. This session explores conceptual methods in the teaching of Secondary mathematics. It will appeal to both new and seasoned teachers, providing food for thought and suggesting practical approaches to teaching mathematics for understanding rather than regurgitation. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Nagy, Robin Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 20 EP - 25 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 3 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Secondary Education KW - Thinking Skills KW - Professional Personnel KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Experienced Teachers KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics KW - Algebra KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Equations (Mathematics) KW - Mathematical Formulas KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527821?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 6417 3150; 6396; 10852 1701 1 9690; 6403; 3691 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 4339 6396; 6400 6403 6394; 3551 6400 6403 6394; 402 6410 5964 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Modelling Transformations of Quadratic Functions: A Proposal of Inductive Inquiry AN - 1826527795; EJ1093380 AB - This paper presents a study about using scientific simulations to enhance the process of mathematical modelling. The main component of the study is a lesson whose major objective is to have students mathematise a trajectory of a projected object and then apply the model to formulate other trajectories by using the properties of function transformations. It was hypothesised that situating the lesson in a modelling environment would enhance the meaning of transformations that are not often conceptualised in mathematics textbooks. The lesson is guided by inductive reasoning. As a medium of data gathering, a free simulation called "Projectile Motion" was used (available at http://phet. colorado.edu/sims/projectile-motion/projectile-motion_en.html). The inductively organised stages of the activity described in this paper were conducted with a group of (N = 22) mathematics students in a high school in Texas. The students' verbal reflections upon this type of novel learning environment supported the study hypothesis. Their perception of the process of studying function transformations has evolved into a meaningful and purposeful experience. Although, the unit was developed for high school math curriculum in the US, its objectives reflect the aims and scope of Australian math curriculum. The Victorian Certificate of Education Study Design (VCAA, 2010) states that students should model investigate and solve problems in unfamiliar situations. The proposed lesson supports this aim. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Sokolowski, Andrzej Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 45 EP - 54 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Texas KW - Australia KW - Colorado KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - High Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Mathematical Models KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Case Studies KW - Simulation KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Equations (Mathematics) KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - High School Students UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527795?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6404 6752 9651 6582; 9651 6582; 4738 9419 10278 8016 4542; 6416 2515; 8233 1710; 6396; 1326 3629 6582 8836; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4109 4335; 3551 6400 6403 6394 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Student Understandings of Numeracy Problems: Semantic Alignment and Analogical Reasoning AN - 1826527783; EJ1093105 AB - Despite compulsory mathematics throughout primary and junior secondary schooling, many schools across Australia continue in their struggle to achieve satisfactory numeracy levels. Numeracy is not a distinct subject in school curriculum, and in fact appears as a general capability in the Australian Curriculum, wherein all teachers across all curriculum areas are responsible for numeracy. This general capability approach confuses what numeracy should look like, especially when compared to the structure of numeracy as defined on standardised national tests. Given the heavy content of the Australian curriculum, the use of rich, context based mathematics is not a common approach to teaching mathematics. Teaching the contexts, as well as the mathematics, is often too time consuming for most schools. In cases where context, relational understanding and the use of analogies have been studied, the involvement students have in the analogical reasoning processes have been limited. This limited student control over the reasoning processes is a possible reason why students misunderstand worded problems. As a consequence, the teaching of mathematical worded problems is not something that happens in great depth in mathematics classrooms, and it certainly does not happen in the form of numeracy, in other curriculum areas. Identifying the difficulty students experience with worded problems, one school has sought to address this by explicitly teaching students to interpret and understand numeracy worded problems. This study is an analysis of one schools approach to addressing low levels of numeracy. The school is a state high school in regional southern Queensland with approximately 1000 students. The primary barrier to students achieving better numeracy outcomes was identified in terms of the specific literacy requirements for solving worded problems. These worded problems appear in National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tests, and as such they define the nature of required numeracy skills in our schools. The aim of this paper is to present a theoretical rationale for this school's approach, and to describe the methodology and teaching experiences of an innovative extra numeracy program for Year 9 students. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Davis, James Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 19 EP - 26 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 2 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - High Schools KW - Barriers KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Mathematics Education KW - Semantics KW - Outcomes of Education KW - Word Problems (Mathematics) KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Tests KW - Low Achievement KW - High School Students UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527783?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 7196; 6417 3150; 6411 96; 6182 96; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4738 9419 10278 8016 4542; 874 8234; 7454; 11542 6394; 6423 10789 6447; 9503 2754 6089 9804 9351 5964 9511 7807 4918 6087 10830; 1710 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Where Is the Square? Activities to Stimulate Spatial Reasoning AN - 1826527695; EJ1093385 AB - The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM, 1989, 2000) and the new "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" for senior secondary (ACARA, 2010) highlight the importance of teaching spatial reasoning as early as preschool when mathematics is introduced. Studies have shown that there is a relationship between spatial abilities and mathematical achievement (Burnett, Lane, & Dratt, 1979; Casey, Nuttall, Pezaris, & Benbow, 1995; Geary, Saults, Liu, & Hoard, 2000). Activities that enhance spatial reasoning skills are invaluable to, and should be encouraged in, classroom instruction. Casey, Andrews, Schindler, Kersh, Samper, and Copley (2008) define spatial skills as "the ability to think and reason through the comparison, manipulation, and transformation of mental pictures" (p. 270). In this article, the author presents an activity (Aichele & Wolfe, 2007, p. 11) to pre-service high school teachers. Though the activity seems simple, it can be challenging to students who have not been exposed to spatial tasks. The activity goal is to create a square from a given polygon by making one straight cut so that two pieces, when put together without overlap or gaps, form a square. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Obara, Samuel Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 21 EP - 28 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - High Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Logical Thinking KW - Learner Engagement KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Secondary School Teachers KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Learning Activities KW - Spatial Ability UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527695?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 9912 1; 6403; 6169 1710; 5883 126; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 4741 9421 9306 5241; 9420 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4109 4335; 4339 6396; 5880 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Developing Box Plots While Navigating the Maze of Data Representations AN - 1826527453; EJ1093108 AB - The learning sequence described in this article was developed to provide students with a demonstration of the development of box plots from authentic data as an illustration of the advantages gained from using multiple forms of data representation. The sequence follows an authentic process that starts with a problem to which data representations provide the solution. The advantage of using box plots is that they allow clear and efficient comparison of related data sets. In this case, students are given a maze on paper and timed while they complete it. This produces the first set of data. They then attempt the maze again, expecting that their time to do this will decrease. The need to compare these two data sets arises from the question, "Did the group improve their maze times on their second attempt?" JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Duncan, Bruce AU - Fitzallen, Noleine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 8 EP - 14 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Correlation KW - Mathematics KW - Instructional Materials KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Data KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Statistical Data KW - Graphs KW - Data Analysis KW - Data Interpretation KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527453?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 2574 3629 6582; 2572; 10621 3227 6582; 1955 3629 6582; 10091 2572; 6416 2515; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 4109 4335; 2267 10087 2574 3629 6582; 2582 2574 3629 6582; 4485 11302; 5258 3224; 3368 3150 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Links in Learning Logarithms AN - 1826527357; EJ1093384 AB - Logarithms continue to play an important role in mathematics (most significantly in calculus), science, and engineering. It is therefore important for students to understand logarithms as real numbers as well as the characteristics of logarithmic functions. Exploration of challenges in understanding logarithms as real numbers and logarithmic functions as well as their graphs provides insight that can be used as the basis for instruction. This paper discusses and shares evidence of students' difficulties collected from various courses over time. The authors share concepts related to logarithms that can help students build an understanding of these functions, and present some ways that misconceptions related to these concepts are manifested to suggest what teachers can listen for as they explore logarithms with students. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Kenney, Rachael AU - Kastberg, Signe Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 12 EP - 20 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematics KW - Misconceptions KW - Foreign Countries KW - Calculus KW - Equations (Mathematics) KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Calculators KW - Numbers UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527357?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 7195 10407; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 1239 3553; 6396; 3551 6400 6403 6394; 8233 1710; 4109 4335; 1240 6410 5964; 6725; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Mathematical Giftedness: A Creative Scenario AN - 1826527302; EJ1093089 AB - Identification and development of giftedness is a major task of mathematics teachers worldwide. An early identification of gifted children in mathematics can have a number of benefits, like, providing opportunities for the nourishment of their talent, saving them from burnout, and proper utilisation of mathematical talent in future. As creativity plays an important role in the development of gifted behavior, it could be erroneous to exclude creativity from gifted education programs. In this article Yogesh Sharma reviews several models of giftedness in which creativity is a key ingredient, namely the Three-Ring Conception of Giftedness (Renzulli, 1978, 2005); the WICS Model of Giftedness (Sternberg, 2003); the Munich Model of Giftedness (Heller, Perleth, and Lim, 2005); and the Conceptual Model (Sriraman, 2005). Sharma goes on to present criteria and frameworks from researchers Prouse (1964, 1967), Balka (1974), Kapur (1990), and Haylock (1987a, 1987b, 1997) for assessing an individual's mathematical creativity. Three common characteristics emerge from these criteria and related literature: (1) the ability to overcome fixations in mathematical situations; (2) the ability to formulate mathematical problems; and (3) the ability to solve a mathematical problem with multiple solutions. The remainder of the article describes activities relating to these three characteristics that can be incorporated into a classroom intervention for gifted students in mathematics. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Sharma, Yogesh Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 15 EP - 24 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 1 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Academically Gifted KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Student Characteristics KW - Intervention KW - Creativity KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Problem Solving KW - Models KW - Talent Identification UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527302?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 67 4359 8016 4542; 10447 4954; 2388 8409 5051; 6752 9651 6582; 10187; 8233 1710; 5470; 6421 9690 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Young Children's Ideas about Measurement: What Does a Kindergarten Student Consider "Measuring" to Be? AN - 1826527277; EJ1093119 AB - In this article Amy MacDonald asks us to reconsider the starting point for teaching measurement concepts. We are sure readers will enjoy looking at the drawings and reading of the implications for teachers of young children. We are certain that if you teach young children you will want to try the "Draw yourself measuring task". JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - MacDonald, Amy Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 3 EP - 7 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 1 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Measurement KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Young Children KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Freehand Drawing KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - National Curriculum KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527277?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 11655 1474 316 8016 4542; 6440; 6396; 10621 3227 6582; 4109 4335; 6941 2515; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 4192 11303 4007 4918 5964; 6403 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Using Statistics to Explore Cross-Curricular and Social Issues Opportunities AN - 1826527233; EJ1093103 AB - The area of statistics is one in which teachers may be encouraged to make important links to other curriculum areas and social issues. Statistical literacy is a key component of being numerate and living as an informed citizen. The teaching of statistics provides an opportunity to inform and educate students about social issues and moral behaviour, as well as reinforcing the links between mathematics and other areas of study. The "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics" (ACM) (ACARA, 2013b) states "Mathematics is composed of multiple but interrelated and interdependent concepts and systems which students apply beyond the mathematics classroom" (p. 1). In no other area is this so pronounced as in the Statistics and Probability Strand. When designing a fourth year pre-service teacher unit on teaching Statistics and Probability, while still covering all of the big ideas of statistics and probability, it was decided to make the cross-curricular and social issues a focus of the unit. In this way it was hoped to model an approach that the students could use in their future classrooms. Many of the tasks used were derived from Maths300 (Williams & Lovitt, 2010) and "Digging Into Australian Data With TinkerPlots" (Watson et al., 2011). Both of these resources made use of software that enabled probability simulations and used dynamic data analysis tools which allowed the reinforcement of the fundamental connections between statistics and probability while encouraging informal statistical inference (Flavel, 2013; Konold & Kazak, 2008; Konold & Miller, 2004). A selection of the tasks used within the unit, which translate directly into a secondary school classroom, are described in this article. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Day, Lorraine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 3 EP - 7 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 4 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Asia KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Secondary Education KW - Probability KW - Statistics KW - Child Behavior KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Correlation KW - Mathematics KW - Statistical Inference KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Moral Values KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Social Problems UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527233?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9791 8234; 10102 6410 5964; 4109 4335; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 8222 6410 5964; 6416 2515; 10087 2574 3629 6582; 2267 10087 2574 3629 6582; 10093 2582 2574 3629 6582 5120 10087; 6801 11212; 1432 909; 9417 9414 2515 6416 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Supporting Students to Make Judgements Using Real-Life Data AN - 1826527218; EJ1093098 AB - Numeracy in schools is becoming an increasingly important part of mathematics learning and teaching. This is because educators want students to engage with mathematical concepts more deeply, use mathematics to make sense of their environment and make decisions that are based on the analysis of mathematical information. In order to be numerate, students must be able to acquire mathematical concepts and procedures, and apply these flexibly in a range of real life contexts. The school mathematics curriculum provides a number of strands of mathematics from which students can draw from, such as geometry and algebra in order to exhibit their numeracy skills. In the present study, numeracy is investigated from the perspective of students' abilities to gather, display and interpret data--an area of numeracy that has been broadly referred to as statistical literacy. A statistically literate student can be expected to demonstrate an ability to use statistical concepts to make sense of his or her immediate environment. This area of students' numeracy continues to be challenging for many students. In this paper the authors draw on their recent research that focuses on the interpretative aspects of real-life data and generating ideas for activities that would better engage children in the complex and somewhat more demanding area of statistical literacy. They do this firstly by advancing a model of phases that they suggest students go through from being able to draw a graph to being able to interpret a graph and make decisions. Secondly, they present findings from an authentic real-life context that they investigated in order to examine the usefulness of the phases outlined in their model. Finally the authors examine possible strategies for classroom practice. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Blagdanic, Casandra AU - Chinnappan, Mohan Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 4 EP - 11 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 2 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Middle Schools KW - Secondary Education KW - Junior High Schools KW - Statistics KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Numeracy KW - Middle School Students KW - Semi Structured Interviews KW - Mathematics KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Statistical Analysis KW - Data Processing KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Graphs KW - Data Analysis KW - Data Interpretation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826527218?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10087 2574 3629 6582; 10102 6410 5964; 2582 2574 3629 6582; 7196; 6410 5964; 6396; 6419 5242; 2574 3629 6582; 6416 2515; 4485 11302; 2584 5150 5159 9556; 1955 3629 6582; 9506 5472 3629 6582; 6644 10278 8016 4542 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Multiple Solutions of a Problem: Find the Best Point of the Shot AN - 1826526930; EJ1093392 AB - In a recent issue of "Australian Senior Mathematics Journal" there has been published an interesting article by Galbraith and Lockwood (2010). In that article the problem of finding the most favorable points for a shot at goal in Australian football is considered from different points of view. A similar problem was considered by Galbraith and Stillman (2006) in the context of soccer. Some time ago, at the Olympiad "Lomonosov" held in Moscow for high school students, a problem with a the similar plot was proposed by the author of this article: The football player moves to the goal in parallel with the touchline of the rectangular field at a distance of 20 yards from it (Figure 1). He wants to strike at the goal at a time when the goal will be seen under the largest possible angle. At what distance from the goal-line (the side of the rectangle in the centre of which the goal is located) must he strike if it is known that the width of a football field is 72 yards and the distance between goalposts is 8 yards? We are talking of course about European football, however the differences between the two sports are not important here. This problem allows a few different solutions. It is important that among them there are both solutions by means of calculus and geometric solutions. We can recommend a teacher to offer a similar problem for students to solve in high school and after some time carefully to analyse with students all their results and all the solutions described below. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Zelenskiy, Alexander S. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 47 EP - 54 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - High Schools KW - Team Sports KW - Geometric Concepts KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Problem Solving KW - Mathematics KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Calculus KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Geometry KW - High School Students UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826526930?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 10639 704 7840 126; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 1240 6410 5964; 4339 6396; 4343 6410 5964; 402 6410 5964; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 8233 1710; 4738 9419 10278 8016 4542 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Listening to Children in Order to Capture Potential Learning AN - 1826526078; EJ1093212 AB - Jill Cheeseman and Deborah Michels let us eavesdrop on a young child's attempt to solve a four-digit subtraction. In the process they describe the use of an empty number line as a tool for describing the calculation process. If you haven't tried using an empty number line, then the authors outline some compelling reasons for using empty number lines in the classroom. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Cheeseman, Jill AU - Michels, Deborah Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 3 EP - 8 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Education KW - Primary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Thinking Skills KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Arithmetic KW - Computation KW - Subtraction KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Young Children KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Difficulty Level KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826526078?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3360 6416 2515 3357; 8179 3352 3368 3150 3085; 6421 9690 1; 11655 1474 316 8016 4542; 610 6410 5964; 2003 6394; 10309 610 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 2849; 10852 1701 1 9690 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - In Search of the Prototypical Fraction AN - 1826526065; EJ1093227 AB - Vince Wright makes a convincing argument for presenting children with a different "prototype" of a fraction to the typical one-half. Consider how the prototype that Wright mentions may be applied to a variety of fraction concepts. We are sure that you will never look at a doughnut in quite the same way. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Wright, Vince Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 27 EP - 33 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 2 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Concept Formation KW - Mathematical Models KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Fractions KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826526065?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 6396; 10621 3227 6582; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 2082 5904 1710; 4170; 6404 6752 9651 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Extending Greatest Common Divisors across the Rationals AN - 1826525533; EJ1093381 AB - The purpose of this article is to examine one possible extension of greatest common divisor (or highest common factor) from elementary number properties. The article may be of interest to teachers and students of the "Australian Curriculum: Mathematics," beginning with Years 7 and 8, as described in the content descriptions for Number and Algebra. The senior secondary curriculum makes no specific mention of "greatest common divisor," but the article is nevertheless a good resource for revisiting with students at this level the concepts of greatest common divisor and "lowest common multiple" in greater depth, and with a view to critical thinking. Certain concepts and problems can be used even in post-secondary instruction. In particular, teachers may find it useful in designing projects for guided self-discovery or collaborative learning. The article is written as a hybrid: part guided discovery, and part exposition of interesting results and applications. Teachers who enjoy factorisation of positive integers and the concepts of divisor and multiple will hopefully find this content useful and meaningful in making connections of those concepts with fractional numbers. Sample problems and exercises are presented at the end of the article as self-tests and as vehicles for student investigations. JF - Australian Senior Mathematics Journal AU - Boudreaux, Grant AU - Beslin, Scott Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 55 EP - 62 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 27 IS - 2 SN - 0819-4564, 0819-4564 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Students KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 6 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 7 KW - Junior High Schools KW - Arithmetic KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Formulas KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Fractions KW - Numbers KW - Mathematics Education KW - Mathematics UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826525533?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 7195 10407; 4109 4335; 4170; 6400 6403 6394; 6410 5964; 6419 5242; 6417 3150; 610 6410 5964; 6396; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 9417 9414 2515 6416 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Identifying Fractions on a Number Line AN - 1826524249; EJ1093159 AB - Fractions are generally introduced to students using the part--whole model. Yet the number line is another important representation which can be used to build fraction concepts (Australian Curriculum Assessment and Reporting Authority [ACARA], 2012). Number lines are recognised as key in students' number development not only of fractions, but whole numbers, decimals, and equivalence (Clarke, Roche & Mitchell, 2008). The ability to use fractions as numbers without concrete referents is critical for later mathematical development. However, because the focus on fractions as numbers makes the number line a more abstract representation, difficulties inherent with dealing with more abstract mathematics can surface. Considering the learning demands and conventions of number lines with which students need to become familiar, Wong (2009) investigated students' understanding of the number line model for fractions. First, the conventions of number lines, along with a task which can be used to gauge students' understanding, are presented. This is followed by a description of the strategies students used to identify fractions on a number line and a second task which assists teachers in identifying students' thinking and reasoning. Finally, a classroom activity designed to enhance students' understanding when identifying fractions is presented. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Wong, Monica Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 13 EP - 18 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Class Activities KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Activities KW - Numbers KW - Fractions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826524249?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4170; 7195 10407; 1571 9146 126; 6412 126; 6419 5242; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Australian Curriculum Linked Lessons AN - 1826523865; EJ1093207 AB - In providing a continued focus on tasks and activities that help to illustrate key ideas embedded in the new Australian Curriculum, the focus in this issue is on Measurement in the Measurement and Geometry strand. The small unit of work on measurement presented in this article has activities that can be modified to meet the requirements of particular year level descriptors in the aspects of the Measurement and Geometry strand. There is also a direct link to the Number and Algebra strand through the necessity to quantify. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Hurrell, Derek Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 19 EP - 22 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Measurement KW - Algebra KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Curriculum KW - Learning Activities KW - National Curriculum KW - Numbers KW - Geometry UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523865?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 6941 2515; 6419 5242; 6440; 5883 126; 4343 6410 5964; 7195 10407; 402 6410 5964; 6416 2515; 3360 6416 2515 3357 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Australia's Next Top Fraction Model AN - 1826523273; EJ1093221 AB - Peter Gould suggests Australia's next top fraction model should be a linear model rather than an area model. He provides a convincing argument and gives examples of ways to introduce a linear model in primary classrooms. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Gould, Peter Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 5 EP - 12 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 3 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Mathematical Models KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523273?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 6419 5242; 6404 6752 9651 6582; 10621 3227 6582; 6396; 3360 6416 2515 3357 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Time to Reflect before We Launch Forward AN - 1826523251; EJ1093210 AB - Reflection, or consciously thinking about our experiences, is the key to powerful learning. Reflection allows us to analyse our experiences, make informed changes based on our mistakes, maintain successful practices, and build upon or modify our past understandings based on new and emerging knowledge. This paper describes the author's journey through education in Victoria and provides insights into the elements she has identified as integral to successful mathematics education as she launches into the future. JF - Australian Mathematics Teacher AU - Palmer, Kathryn Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 4 EP - 9 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 69 IS - 3 SN - 0045-0685, 0045-0685 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Coaching (Performance) KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Change KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Reflection KW - Communities of Practice KW - Faculty Development KW - Mathematics Education KW - Problem Solving KW - Educational Quality UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523251?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8723 1710; 4109 4335; 6417 3150; 1684 6582; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 3176 1387; 3250; 8233 1710; 1872 1873 4542; 3787 8258 5704 2787 10010 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Hide, Map and Seek: Assessing Students' Understanding of Location and Direction AN - 1826523141; EJ1093202 AB - In this article Leicha Bragg introduces an open-ended assessment task that gives students the opportunity to access skills and knowledge from the Measurement and Geometry strand. Students take on the roles of cartographer and map user to "hide, map and seek." JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Bragg, Leicha Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 3 EP - 7 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Learning Activities KW - Geometry KW - Spatial Ability KW - Maps KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523141?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 4343 6410 5964; 6396; 4109 4335; 6315 11302; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 5883 126; 9912 1; 2225 5882; 10621 3227 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Strategies for Encouraging Students to Persist on Challenging Tasks: Some Insights from Work in Classrooms AN - 1826523132; EJ1093218 AB - This article promotes the use of mathematically appropriate, engaging and challenging tasks to support learning that is worthwhile. The authors share insights from a three-lesson design experiment and the three tasks along with the results from their implementation are explored. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Roche, Anne AU - Clarke, Doug AU - Sullivan, Peter AU - Cheeseman, Jill Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 27 EP - 32 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Primary Education KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Educational Strategies KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Achievement KW - Learner Engagement KW - Mathematics Skills KW - Pretests Posttests KW - Foreign Countries KW - Sequential Learning KW - Learning Activities KW - Academic Persistence KW - Learning Strategies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523132?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 52 7729 909; 3264 3227 6582; 5880; 6419 5242; 6421 9690 1; 6411 96; 5911 6582; 9540 5882; 5883 126; 8166 10789 6447; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 8179 3352 3368 3150 3085; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Locating Fractions on a Number Line AN - 1826523109; EJ1093162 AB - Understanding fractions remains problematic for many students. The use of the number line aids in this understanding, but requires students to recognise that a fraction represents the distance from zero to a dot or arrow marked on a number line which is a linear scale. This article continues the discussion from "Identifying Fractions on a Number Line" (Wong, 2013) (see EJ1093159) in which students' understanding of the key features of a number line (proportionality, scale, location of zero) and fractions as a quantity were explored. In this article, two questions which highlight students' strategies for locating fractions on a number line are presented, along with common student responses. The data were collected from three primary schools in the Sydney region. Students from Years 3 to 6 completed a pencil and paper assessment, the "Assessment of Fraction Understanding v2" (Wong, 2009), which measured their knowledge and understanding of fractions and equivalence. Based on their responses to the written assessment, the tasks were re-administered to students during one-on-one interviews. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Wong, Monica Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 22 EP - 26 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Elementary School Students KW - Foreign Countries KW - Class Activities KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Mathematics Activities KW - Mathematics Tests KW - Interviews KW - Numbers KW - Fractions UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523109?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4170; 7195 10407; 1571 9146 126; 6412 126; 6419 5242; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 3363 10278 8016 4542; 4109 4335; 5472 3629 6582; 6423 10789 6447 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Visual Processing on Graphics Task: The Case of a Street Map AN - 1826523097; EJ1093185 AB - Tracy Logan and Tom Lowrie argue that while little attention is given to visual imagery and spatial reasoning within the Australian Curriculum, a significant proportion of National Assessment Program--Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) tasks require high levels of visuospatial reasoning. This article includes teaching ideas to promote visuospatial reasoning in the primary classroom. JF - Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom AU - Logan, Tracy AU - Lowrie, Tom Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 8 EP - 13 PB - Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers (AAMT). GPO Box 1729, Adelaide 5001, South Australia. Tel: +61-8-8363-0288; Fax: +61-8-8362-9288; e-mail: office@aamt.edu.au; Web site: http://www.aamt.edu.au VL - 18 IS - 4 SN - 1326-0286, 1326-0286 KW - Australia KW - Singapore KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Teachers KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 6 KW - Intermediate Grades KW - Middle Schools KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematical Logic KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Visualization KW - Maps KW - Spatial Ability KW - Visual Perception KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1826523097?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 11315 7688 1710; 9912 1; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 6403; 6315 11302; 11318 1710; 4423 5264; 4109 4335; 10621 3227 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Transforming the writing of history: The new narrative of enlightenment within Muhammadiyah AN - 1728663460; 201535570 AB - This article seeks to account for a recent change in the method of history writing within the major Indonesian social organisation Muhammadiyah, namely a shift from chronology to historical narrative. Until recently, Muhammadiyah's history had always been written as a chronicle, a form with minimal moral import. But in 2010 Muhammadiyah published an historical account that takes the form of a narrative, a form with a beginning, middle and moral end. This historical account has been constructed around three ideas: the importance of individual enlightenment, that the founder of Muhammadiyah (Ahmad Dahlan) was the prototype of the enlightened individual, and that divine intervention served to monitor this process. Further, this article suggests that the change to a narrative form can be explained by shifts in the political balance within Muhammadiyah as it responds to a changing social context. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Harijanto, Christian AU - Chalmers, Ian Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 63 EP - 90 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Islam and politics-Historiography Cultural pluralism-Religious aspects-Islam Knowledge, Theory of (Islam) Psychohistory KW - Ethics KW - Intervention KW - Narratives KW - Enlightenment KW - Social Environment KW - article KW - 1535: sociology of religion; sociology of religion UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1728663460?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Transforming+the+writing+of+history%3A+The+new+narrative+of+enlightenment+within+Muhammadiyah&rft.au=Harijanto%2C+Christian%3BChalmers%2C+Ian&rft.aulast=Harijanto&rft.aufirst=Christian&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=63&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Enlightenment; Ethics; Narratives; Social Environment; Intervention ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Threads of Sufism in Southwest Acehnese textiles AN - 1728663232; 201535576 AB - Since 1979 I have been studying the local textiles of southwest Aceh and observing the changes in the way they are used. Aceh, which remains a strongly Islamic area, has a long history of Sufi and other traditions. The influence of the Sufi tradition, in particular, can be seen in the motifs used and in the associated uses of the textiles. These motifs are described and illustrated. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Leigh, Barbara Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 25 EP - 45 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Biography Sufism-Customs and practices Regional planning- Law and legislation Islam-Doctrines KW - Culture KW - Islam KW - Indonesia KW - Textile Industry KW - article KW - 1535: sociology of religion; sociology of religion UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1728663232?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Threads+of+Sufism+in+Southwest+Acehnese+textiles&rft.au=Leigh%2C+Barbara&rft.aulast=Leigh&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=25&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Islam; Culture; Textile Industry; Indonesia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Opportunities and challenges: Social and political activism of the Indonesian Chinese in post-Reform Indonesia AN - 1728663210; 201534803 AB - This paper first examines the conditions which enabled developments in the social and political activism of the Indonesian Chinese to take place since 1998, by looking at the role of the government, the work of non-state institutions, and the Chinese themselves. The paper then investigates the major challenges to this progress. These include problems within the government, growing cases of intolerance, and persistent stereotyping. All of these have changed over the last fifteen years. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Tanasaldy, Taufiq Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 91 EP - 116 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Ethnicity-Political aspects Race discrimination-Law and legislation Reformation Political participation KW - Indonesia KW - Activism KW - State Role KW - Political Participation KW - article KW - 0826: mass phenomena; social movements UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1728663210?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Opportunities+and+challenges%3A+Social+and+political+activism+of+the+Indonesian+Chinese+in+post-Reform+Indonesia&rft.au=Tanasaldy%2C+Taufiq&rft.aulast=Tanasaldy&rft.aufirst=Taufiq&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Political Participation; Activism; Indonesia; State Role ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The body and 'global indigeneity': Tattoos, ethnicity and small media in Indonesia AN - 1728662511; 201534327 AB - Images have played a significant role in projecting the temporal stability of the state in Indonesia and other postcolonial nations. In contemporary Indonesia, images move through a complex media ecology, taking on new forms of authority as they travel. Tattoos are one practice through which artists and activists influenced by the politics of global indigeneity refract images through a lens of nostalgia and desire. In this case the body becomes part of a circulatory network of images, ideas and embodied experience. Considering the tension between ethnicity and the state through tattooing - which has been criminalised and subject to stigmatisation - it is possible to extend understandings of a complex engagement with race, ethnicity and modernity in Indonesia. Tracing the locations at which the tattooed body and images of it are produced and circulated via online media, this article contemplates the possibility of locating sites of political communications that take place betwixt and between local, national and local levels - forming spaces for imagining utopian longing and dystopian anxiety, produced and imagined through the human body. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Hegarty, Benjamin Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 1 EP - 23 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Nostalgia-Political aspects Ethnicity Tattooing-Social aspects Indigenous peoples-Social conditions Mass media-Social aspects KW - Politics KW - Ethnicity KW - Modernity KW - Decolonization KW - Indonesia KW - Mass Media Images KW - Body Modification KW - Stigma KW - Internet KW - article KW - 0513: culture and social structure; culture (kinship, forms of social organization, social cohesion & integration, & social representations) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1728662511?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=The+body+and+%27global+indigeneity%27%3A+Tattoos%2C+ethnicity+and+small+media+in+Indonesia&rft.au=Hegarty%2C+Benjamin&rft.aulast=Hegarty&rft.aufirst=Benjamin&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Body Modification; Indonesia; Ethnicity; Politics; Modernity; Mass Media Images; Decolonization; Stigma; Internet ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Stone tool technology and occupation phases at Batu Ejayya, South Sulawesi AN - 1728659886; 201521088 AB - Renewed excavation at the well-known prehistoric cave site of Batu Ejayya, near Bantaeng in South Sulawesi has provided answers to some of the problems previously associated with the site. In a pre-pottery phase, the zone of exploitation for stone artefacts was restricted to materials found nearby. In a later phase of occupation which saw the use of pottery, a wider range of stone material was accessed. In particular, chert flakes begin to appear in much greater numbers. This confirms successive phases within the overall Toalean cultural assemblage. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Hakim, Budianto Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 47 EP - 62 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 2 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Pottery-Economic aspects Technological innovations- Economic aspects Excavations (Archaeology) Stone implements-Analysis Archaeology-Methodology KW - Excavation KW - Exploitation KW - article KW - 9001: history and theory; political history/historiography UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1728659886?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Stone+tool+technology+and+occupation+phases+at+Batu+Ejayya%2C+South+Sulawesi&rft.au=Hakim%2C+Budianto&rft.aulast=Hakim&rft.aufirst=Budianto&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=33&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=55&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Environmental+Impact+Assessment+Review&rft.issn=01959255&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.eiar.2011.10.005 LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-11-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Exploitation; Excavation ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Video Consultation Use by Australian General Practitioners: Video Vignette Study AN - 1692278740; 201505324 AB - Background: There is unequal access to health care in Australia, particularly for the one-third of the population living in remote and rural areas. Video consultations delivered via the Internet present an opportunity to provide medical services to those who are underserviced, but this is not currently routine practice in Australia. There are advantages and shortcomings to using video consultations for diagnosis, and general practitioners (GPs) have varying opinions regarding their efficacy. Objective: The aim of this Internet-based study was to explore the attitudes of Australian GPs toward video consultation by using a range of patient scenarios presenting different clinical problems. Methods: Overall, 102 GPs were invited to view 6 video vignettes featuring patients presenting with acute and chronic illnesses. For each vignette, they were asked to offer a differential diagnosis and to complete a survey based on the theory of planned behavior documenting their views on the value of a video consultation. A total of 47 GPs participated in the study. The participants were younger than Australian GPs based on national data, and more likely to be working in a larger practice. Most participants (72%-100%) agreed on the differential diagnosis in all video scenarios. Approximately one-third of the study participants were positive about video consultations, one-third were ambivalent, and one-third were against them. In all, 91% opposed conducting a video consultation for the patient with symptoms of an acute myocardial infarction. Inability to examine the patient was most frequently cited as the reason for not conducting a video consultation. Australian GPs who were favorably inclined toward video consultations were more likely to work in larger practices, and were more established GPs, especially in rural areas. The survey results also suggest that the deployment of video technology will need to focus on follow-up consultations. Conclusions: Patients with minor self-limiting illnesses and those with medical emergencies are unlikely to be offered access to a GP by video. The process of establishing video consultations as routine practice will need to be endorsed by senior members of the profession and funding organizations. Video consultation techniques will also need to be taught in medical schools. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Medical Internet Research AU - Jiwa, Moyez AU - Meng, Xingqiong AD - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845, Australia at curtin.edu.au m.jiwa Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 PB - Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor, University of Toronto Senior Scientist, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation, Toronto, Canada VL - 15 IS - 6 SN - 1438-8871, 1438-8871 KW - videoconferencing KW - general practice KW - patient appointments KW - health care KW - Attitudes KW - Doctors KW - Video KW - Telemedicine KW - article KW - 10.13: INFORMATION COMMUNICATION - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, MEDICINE UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692278740?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=Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.atitle=Video+Consultation+Use+by+Australian+General+Practitioners%3A+Video+Vignette+Study&rft.au=Jiwa%2C+Moyez%3BMeng%2C+Xingqiong&rft.aulast=Jiwa&rft.aufirst=Moyez&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.issn=14388871&rft_id=info:doi/10.2196%2Fjmir.2638 L2 - http://www.jmir.org/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Telemedicine; Doctors; Attitudes; Video DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2638 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Current trends in library building design TT - Transliterated title not available. AN - 1692278726; 201505247 AB - In the last twenty years, a rapid development of technology and the emerging digital age have been changing the library field drastically. Libraries are obliged to meet with criteria of the infrastructure and to facilitate patrons' needs. It sometimes involves changes in use of the library space, which has also led new library building design. The article attempts to analyze and examine the relationship between current trends of libraries and library building design, in comparison with its history. Current research methodology influenced by technological development is also commented through the author's experience as an architectural historian as well as an information specialist. Adapted from the source document. JF - Journal of Information Science and Technology Association (Joho no Kagaku to Gijutsu) AU - Nakahara, Mari AD - Asian Division, Library of Congress, 101 Independence Ave., SE Washington, DC 20540-4810 USA Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 221 EP - 227 PB - Information Science and Technology Association, Tokyo, Japan VL - 63 IS - 6 SN - 0913-3801, 0913-3801 KW - library buildings KW - architectural history and design KW - Library of Congress KW - New York Public Library KW - academic libraries KW - public libraries KW - library space KW - digital age KW - Trends KW - Library buildings KW - Space KW - Design KW - article KW - 7.11: PLANNING AND DESIGN OF LIBRARY BUILDINGS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1692278726?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=Journal+of+Information+Science+and+Technology+Association+%28Joho+no+Kagaku+to+Gijutsu%29&rft.atitle=Current+trends+in+library+building+design&rft.au=Nakahara%2C+Mari&rft.aulast=Nakahara&rft.aufirst=Mari&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=63&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=221&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Information+Science+and+Technology+Association+%28Joho+no+Kagaku+to+Gijutsu%29&rft.issn=09133801&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - Japanese DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2015-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library buildings; Design; Space; Trends ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bacterial contamination of unused, disposable non-sterile gloves on a hospital orthopaedic ward AN - 1687679337; PQ0001271109 AB - Background Non-sterile disposable gloves are used on large hospital wards, however their potential role as a vehicle for pathogen transmission has not been explored in this setting. Aims This study investigates glove use on a hospital orthopaedic ward to examine whether pathogen contamination occurs prior to contact with patients. Method Glove samples were aseptically removed from boxes on a hospital orthopaedic ward on opening and days 3, 6 and 9 thereafter. Following elution of bacteria and viable counts, glove isolates were identified by standard techniques and 16s rDNA sequencing. Methicillin resistance of staphylococci was determined by disc diffusion, Epsilon tests and PCR. Gloves were inoculated to determine two isolate survival rates. Results Total bacterial counts ranged from 0 to 9.6 x 10 super(3) cfu/glove. Environmental bacteria, particularly Bacillus species, were present on 31/38 (81.6%) of samples. Half (19/38) the samples were contaminated with skin commensals; coagulase negative staphylococci were predominant. Enterococcus faecalis, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas sp. or methicillin susceptible Staphylococcus aureus were recovered from 5/38 (13.2%) of samples. Significantly more skin commensals and pathogens were recovered from samples from days 3, 6, 9 than box-opening samples. Staphylococcus epidermidis and Klebsiella pneumoniae inoculated onto gloves remained viable for several days but counts decreased. Conclusion Health care workers introduced skin commensals and pathogenic bacteria into glove boxes indicating that unused, non-sterile gloves are potential pathogen transmission vehicles in hospitals. Findings highlight adherence to handwashing guidelines, common glove retrieval practice, and glove-box design as targets for decreasing bacteria transmission via gloves on hospital wards. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Hughes, Kim A AU - Cornwall, Jon AU - Theis, Jean-Claude AU - Brooks, Heather JL AD - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Otago School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, heather.brooks@otago.ac.nz Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 331 EP - 338 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 6 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Bacteria KW - nosocomial pathogens KW - nosocomial infection KW - disposable gloves KW - contamination KW - methicillin resistance KW - hospital KW - Skin KW - Contamination KW - Enterococcus faecalis KW - Commensals KW - Survival KW - Pseudomonas KW - Pathogens KW - Medical personnel KW - Coagulase KW - Methicillin KW - Colony-forming cells KW - Gloves KW - Polymerase chain reaction KW - Diffusion KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Bacillus KW - Staphylococcus epidermidis KW - rRNA 16S KW - Klebsiella pneumoniae KW - Hospitals KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687679337?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Bacterial+contamination+of+unused%2C+disposable+non-sterile+gloves+on+a+hospital+orthopaedic+ward&rft.au=Hughes%2C+Kim+A%3BCornwall%2C+Jon%3BTheis%2C+Jean-Claude%3BBrooks%2C+Heather+JL&rft.aulast=Hughes&rft.aufirst=Kim&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=331&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1675 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Skin; Contamination; Commensals; Survival; Pathogens; Medical personnel; Coagulase; Methicillin; Colony-forming cells; Polymerase chain reaction; Gloves; Diffusion; rRNA 16S; Hospitals; Enterococcus faecalis; Pseudomonas; Staphylococcus aureus; Staphylococcus epidermidis; Bacillus; Klebsiella pneumoniae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1675 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A case of Kingella kingae endocarditis complicated by native mitral valve rupture AN - 1687673682; PQ0001521074 AB - We report a case of Kingella kingae endocarditis in a patient with a history of recent respiratory tract infection and dental extraction. This case is remarkable for embolic and vasculitic phenomena in association with a large valve vegetation and valve perforation. Kingella kingae is an organism known to cause endocarditis, however early major complications are uncommon. Our case of Kingella endocarditis behaved in a virulent fashion necessitating a combined approach of intravenous antibiotic therapy and a valve replacement. It highlights the importance of expedited investigation for endocarditis in patients with Kingella bacteraemia. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Bagherirad, Mohammad AU - Entesari-Tatafi, Damoon AU - Mirzaee, Sam AU - Appelbe, Allan AU - Yap, Chenghon AU - Athan, Eugene AD - Barwon Health - The Geelong Hospital, Departments of Infectious Diseases, General Medicine, Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, dentej2@hotmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 172 EP - 174 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 4 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Kingella kingae KW - Endocarditis KW - Mitral Valve Rupture KW - Respiratory tract diseases KW - Intravenous administration KW - Case reports KW - Bacteremia KW - Vegetation KW - Rupture KW - Antibiotics KW - Infection KW - Mitral valve KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687673682?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=A+case+of+Kingella+kingae+endocarditis+complicated+by+native+mitral+valve+rupture&rft.au=Bagherirad%2C+Mohammad%3BEntesari-Tatafi%2C+Damoon%3BMirzaee%2C+Sam%3BAppelbe%2C+Allan%3BYap%2C+Chenghon%3BAthan%2C+Eugene&rft.aulast=Bagherirad&rft.aufirst=Mohammad&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=172&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1577 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Respiratory tract diseases; Intravenous administration; Case reports; Rupture; Vegetation; Bacteremia; Antibiotics; Infection; Mitral valve; Endocarditis; Kingella kingae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1577 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Lepromatous leprosy: A rare presentation in Australia AN - 1687673448; PQ0001521075 AB - Leprosy (Hansen's disease) is caused by the obligate intracellular organism Mycobacterium leprae. It is an infectious, chronic granulomatous disease transmitted through close contact. The latest current data shows that in 2010, eleven new cases of leprosy were reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System in Australia. We report the case of a patient with untreated chronic lepromatous leprosy diagnosed in Queensland, 2012. Delay in diagnosis may have been due to the rarity of this condition. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Barkla, Sally AU - Modi, Sunny AD - Rockhampton Base Hospital, Queensland, 4700 Australia, Sally_barkla@health.qld.gov.au Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 175 EP - 177 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 4 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Leprosy KW - Aboriginal KW - deformity KW - Data processing KW - Mycobacterium leprae KW - Chronic granulomatous disease KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1687673448?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Lepromatous+leprosy%3A+A+rare+presentation+in+Australia&rft.au=Barkla%2C+Sally%3BModi%2C+Sunny&rft.aulast=Barkla&rft.aufirst=Sally&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=4&rft.spage=175&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1604 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Data processing; Chronic granulomatous disease; Leprosy; Mycobacterium leprae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1604 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Silat lima: Heritage of the Malay culture hero, Hang Tuah AN - 1684424386; 201518696 AB - This article links the legendary history of Malay culture to its ancient art of self defence (silat) which boys and men still practise throughout Malay-speaking and other areas of Indonesia and Malaysia, including the former royal island of Bintan in the Riau archipelago. Silat lima (silat of the five) on Bintan, however, is unique in its clear connections to the famous Malay legend of the five heroes led by Hang Tuah. Performances in Bintan's Kampung Bugis usually alternate between demonstrative displays and fighting rounds by a team of five combatants, as in the legend. Also distinctive are the sparring matches that range from duels to up to thirty or more combatants. The performer's movements follow the iterative gong tempo, with the drum(s) providing rhythmic variation, and the violin contributing an agile, decorative melodic line. The use of the violin, almost certainly borrowed from the Portuguese during the century of Portuguese domination of the Malay world, also confirms local claims of an ancient pedigree. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Kartomi, Margaret Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 1 EP - 33 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Hang Tuah, active 1470 Self-defense-Study and teaching Martial arts Arrangement (Music) Performing arts-Competitions KW - Folklore KW - Males KW - Malaysia KW - Military Personnel KW - Indonesia KW - article KW - 0513: culture and social structure; culture (kinship, forms of social organization, social cohesion & integration, & social representations) KW - 1331: sociology of language and the arts; sociology of art (creative & performing) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684424386?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Silat+lima%3A+Heritage+of+the+Malay+culture+hero%2C+Hang+Tuah&rft.au=Kartomi%2C+Margaret&rft.aulast=Kartomi&rft.aufirst=Margaret&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Folklore; Military Personnel; Malaysia; Males; Indonesia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Regime and representation: Islam in Indonesian television, 1962 to 1998 AN - 1684423518; 201519940 AB - This article traces the changes in the representation of Islam on Indonesian television before the rise of Islamic themes in the early 2000s. By understanding the televised manifestations of Islam relative to the ruling power within the television system, one can see that as long ago as the 1970s Islamic culture already enjoyed a privileged position in television content. Long before the more recent trend of 'Islamic commodification', state interest and business logic had gradually set precedents for how Islam is manifested in the commercial system today. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Rakhmani, Inaya Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 61 EP - 88 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Television broadcasting--Religious aspects--Islam Islam in mass media Islam and culture Television broadcasting policy Televisi Republik Indonesia KW - Islam KW - Power KW - Television KW - Commodification KW - article KW - 0925: political sociology/interactions; sociology of political systems, politics, & power KW - 1535: sociology of religion; sociology of religion UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684423518?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Regime+and+representation%3A+Islam+in+Indonesian+television%2C+1962+to+1998&rft.au=Rakhmani%2C+Inaya&rft.aulast=Rakhmani&rft.aufirst=Inaya&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=61&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Sociological Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Television; Islam; Power; Commodification ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Representations of doing 'Unity in diversity' on Indonesian television AN - 1684422616; 201512363 AB - Indonesian has long been ideologised as the language for doing 'Unity in diversity'. Even so, since the early 1990s televised representations of interaction across lines of difference have also included linguistic forms that are typically associated with regional languages. In interpreting this trend I draw upon work from linguistic anthropology to argue that the use of regional languages helps to project and reinforce the different identities that are part of characters' life worlds, while Indonesian is typically used to talk about the world. My empirical focus will be three comedic soaps recorded in 1998 and 2009. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Goebel, Zane Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 89 EP - 114 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Indonesian language--Social aspects Anthropological linguistics Language and languages--Usage Television broadcasting Bhinneka Tunggal Ika KW - Language Usage KW - Cultural Pluralism KW - Anthropology KW - Identity KW - Television KW - Indonesia KW - Lebenswelt KW - Regional Differences KW - Linguistics KW - article KW - 9221: politics and society; politics and society UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684422616?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Representations+of+doing+%27Unity+in+diversity%27+on+Indonesian+television&rft.au=Goebel%2C+Zane&rft.aulast=Goebel&rft.aufirst=Zane&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=89&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Regional Differences; Language Usage; Indonesia; Linguistics; Lebenswelt; Identity; Cultural Pluralism; Television; Anthropology ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Popular Islamic novels in Malaysia and the contribution of writers educated in the Middle East AN - 1684422481; 201512545 AB - This study departs from the emergence of what is commonly termed the 'phenomenon of popular Islamic novels' that has swept the Malaysian general book market since 2008. This phenomenon is characterised by the involvement of writers who were educated in the Middle East. Rather than being incidental, the academic qualifications of these writers are strategically highlighted by publishing companies to reinforce the 'Islamic' authority of the popular novels that they write. More importantly, this particular characteristic has also given rise to a dispute over the actual contents of these novels. While some critics claim that these popular novels are saturated with Islamic knowledge and discourse, others hold that they deal only with trivialities and exhibit shallow manifestations of Islam. Both these critical reactions have so far only been presented in general commentaries and are thus untested in terms of validity. This study analyses the content of popular Islamic novels written by writers who were educated in the Middle East, identifying the representations of Islam contained in the novels, as well as assessing their quality. It shows not only that Islam is used as a moral scheme that underlines the love stories in the novels, but also that Islamic values arise only in relation to these love stories. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Rani, Abdul AU - Zariat, Mohd Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 35 EP - 60 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Novelle Islamic literature Education--Authorship Books--Religious aspects KW - Literature KW - Islam KW - Malaysia KW - Ethics KW - Books KW - Religions KW - Publishing Industry KW - Enterprises KW - Middle East KW - article KW - 9221: politics and society; politics and society KW - 9241: politics and religion; politics and religion UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684422481?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Popular+Islamic+novels+in+Malaysia+and+the+contribution+of+writers+educated+in+the+Middle+East&rft.au=Rani%2C+Abdul%3BZariat%2C+Mohd&rft.aulast=Rani&rft.aufirst=Abdul&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=35&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Islam; Middle East; Publishing Industry; Enterprises; Literature; Books; Ethics; Malaysia; Religions ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The mandu coffin: A boat symbol of ancestral spirits among the Enrekang people of South Sulawesi AN - 1684422437; 201512342 AB - Comparative study of Indo-Malaysian societies has pointed to watercraft as an important symbol for social organisation. Many Indo-Malaysian communities live on coasts or small islands, where watercraft are a visible feature of daily life. When communities are located inland and lack specialist watercraft, yet boat symbolism plays an important role in their lore and mortuary practices, this leads to the supposition that the watercraft symbolism reflects inherited ancestral beliefs. This contribution documents an example of this kind from Enrekang in the rugged hinterland of South Sulawesi. During a survey of boat-shaped coffins in disused cemeteries in caves and cliff niches, reports were collected on the traditional role of these coffins in transporting the deceased to the spirit world. Radiocarbon dates from the coffins (after calibration) predominantly date to between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries AD, although the antiquity of the coffins themselves may be focused on the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, after allowing for the 'inbuilt age' in timber from long-lived trees. The use of these coffins ceased with the conversion of the populace to Islam, but the boat remains as an important metaphor for the expression of social relations in Enrekang. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Duli, Akin Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 115 EP - 138 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Coffins Boats and boating--Models Archaeological site location Radiocarbon dating Cemeteries Ancestor worship KW - Islands KW - Everyday Life KW - Antiquity KW - Trees KW - Islam KW - Specialists KW - Cemeteries KW - Metaphors KW - Symbolism KW - article KW - 9221: politics and society; politics and society UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684422437?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=The+mandu+coffin%3A+A+boat+symbol+of+ancestral+spirits+among+the+Enrekang+people+of+South+Sulawesi&rft.au=Duli%2C+Akin&rft.aulast=Duli&rft.aufirst=Akin&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=115&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Symbolism; Cemeteries; Islands; Antiquity; Metaphors; Islam; Trees; Everyday Life; Specialists ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Making it to Bandung AN - 1684422404; 201512390 AB - It's the first night of Ramadan, and I'm sitting on the stoop of my new house, listening to the imams' recitations and breathing in the scent of the frangipani tree in the front yard. Occasionally a gunshot echoes around the neighbourhood; bird and bat shooting seems much more prevalent in Bandung than anywhere else I've lived in Indonesia. Adapted from the source document. JF - RIMA: Review of Indonesian and Malaysian Affairs AU - Kent, Elly Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 139 EP - 150 PB - RIMA, GPO Box 1820, Canberra ACT 2601 Australia VL - 47 IS - 1 SN - 0815-7251, 0815-7251 KW - Performing arts and children First person narrative Relocation (Housing) Mother and child KW - Performing Arts KW - Indonesia KW - Narratives KW - article KW - 9221: politics and society; politics and society UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1684422404?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=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.atitle=Making+it+to+Bandung&rft.au=Kent%2C+Elly&rft.aulast=Kent&rft.aufirst=Elly&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=47&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=139&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=RIMA%3A+Review+of+Indonesian+and+Malaysian+Affairs&rft.issn=08157251&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Worldwide Political Science Abstracts N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-28 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Performing Arts; Narratives; Indonesia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Unusual complication of Mycoplasma pneumonia in a five-year-old child AN - 1680461608; PQ0001379859 AB - Mycoplasma pneumoniae is common agent causing community acquired pneumonia in children. However, the course of illness is usually benign and is rarely associated with pulmonary complications. We report a five-year-old child with massive pleural effusion and empyema secondary to Mycoplasma pneumonia infection. This potential yet rare source of infection should be considered in young patients where resolution of symptoms from pneumonia is delayed. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Patra, Pratap Kumar AU - Babu, Thirunavukkarasu Arun AD - Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute (IGMC&RI), Pondicherry, India, babuarun@yahoo.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 73 EP - 74 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Mycoplasma pneumoniae KW - Pleural Effusion KW - Empyema KW - Lung KW - Pleural effusion KW - Infection KW - Children KW - Pneumonia KW - Benign KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680461608?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Unusual+complication+of+Mycoplasma+pneumonia+in+a+five-year-old+child&rft.au=Patra%2C+Pratap+Kumar%3BBabu%2C+Thirunavukkarasu+Arun&rft.aulast=Patra&rft.aufirst=Pratap&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=73&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1543 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Lung; Empyema; Pleural effusion; Children; Infection; Pneumonia; Benign; Mycoplasma pneumoniae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1543 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Salmonella paratyphi B meningitis in an infant AN - 1680460979; PQ0001271110 AB - We report a case of Salmonella paratyphi B meningitis in a 90 day-old male infant who was admitted with complaints of fever, vomiting and one episode of vacant stare. Clinically, the infant was found to be toxic and dull with a bulging anterior fontanelle. Subsequently, blood and cerebrospinal fluid cultures demonstrated the presence of Salmonella Paratyphi B organism. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Mahalakshmi, Rajan AU - Rajeshbabu, Bijje AU - Mohan, Ram AU - Balakumaran, Devanathan AU - Venkataraman, Paramasivam AU - Vinoth, Ponnurangam Nagarajan AD - Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, vindoc1977@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 350 EP - 353 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 7 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Salmonella Paratyphi B KW - meningitis KW - infant KW - Fever KW - Blood KW - Salmonella paratyphi KW - Cerebrospinal fluid KW - Vomiting KW - Case reports KW - Infants KW - Meningitis KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680460979?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Salmonella+paratyphi+B+meningitis+in+an+infant&rft.au=Mahalakshmi%2C+Rajan%3BRajeshbabu%2C+Bijje%3BMohan%2C+Ram%3BBalakumaran%2C+Devanathan%3BVenkataraman%2C+Paramasivam%3BVinoth%2C+Ponnurangam+Nagarajan&rft.aulast=Mahalakshmi&rft.aufirst=Rajan&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=350&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1667 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fever; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid; Vomiting; Case reports; Meningitis; Infants; Salmonella paratyphi DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1667 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A case report of melioidosis in a diabetic patient in a union territory AN - 1680460452; PQ0001271118 AB - Melioidosis is an emerging disease in India. Cases have also been reported from South East Asia, Australia and Japan. Major risk factors for melioidosis are diabetes mellitus, pre-existing renal disease and thalassemia. Exposure to contaminated soil and water are also significant occupational hazards associated with the disease. A patient with diabetes of six years duration on regular medication presented with fever, generalised myalgia and headache for a week. Blood and bone marrow culture yielded Burkholderia pseudomallei. A Computed tomography (CT) study of the thorax also revealed multiple scattered nodules in both lungs. The patient was treated with imipenem and doxycycline. His condition improved gradually and he was advised oral sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and doxycycline for a period of three months and has been followed up regularly. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Paul, Esther AU - Sudhagar, M AU - Anandhalakshmi, S AU - Shanthi, Mathias AD - Department of Microbiology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Ganapthichettikulum, Kalapet, Puducherry 605014, metpaul@hotmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 401 EP - 405 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 8 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Pollution Abstracts; Health & Safety Science Abstracts; Risk Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Melioidosis KW - Burkholderia pseudomallei KW - Diabetes mellitus KW - Bone marrow culture KW - INW, Japan KW - Trimethoprim KW - Bone marrow KW - Territory KW - renal KW - Nodules KW - India KW - Renal KW - Fever KW - Risk factors KW - Occupational hazards KW - Headache KW - Thorax KW - Australia KW - Drugs KW - Myalgia KW - Occupational exposure KW - Sulfamethoxazole KW - Lung nodules KW - Kidney diseases KW - Soil contamination KW - Thalassemia KW - Imipenem KW - Soil pollution KW - Blood KW - Case reports KW - Lung KW - Computed tomography KW - Japan KW - Doxycycline KW - H 1000:Occupational Safety and Health KW - R2 23060:Medical and environmental health KW - J 02400:Human Diseases KW - P 6000:TOXICOLOGY AND HEALTH UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680460452?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=A+case+report+of+melioidosis+in+a+diabetic+patient+in+a+union+territory&rft.au=Paul%2C+Esther%3BSudhagar%2C+M%3BAnandhalakshmi%2C+S%3BShanthi%2C+Mathias&rft.aulast=Paul&rft.aufirst=Esther&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=401&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=The+Journal+of+Hand+Surgery&rft.issn=03635023&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-09-03 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Trimethoprim; Sulfamethoxazole; Kidney diseases; Melioidosis; Bone marrow; Lung nodules; Territory; Thalassemia; Nodules; Imipenem; Fever; Diabetes mellitus; Soil pollution; Blood; Case reports; Risk factors; Headache; Computed tomography; Occupational hazards; Thorax; Myalgia; Doxycycline; Occupational exposure; Renal; Lung; renal; Soil contamination; Drugs; Burkholderia pseudomallei; INW, Japan; Australia; Japan; India DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1751 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Difficulties in diagnosing tuberculosis of the cervix in a post menopausal woman: Case report and literature review AN - 1680459646; PQ0001271113 AB - Tuberculosis (TB) of the cervix is a rare disease, especially in developed countries. We presented a patient with primary TB of the cervix with no concurrent immune deficiency or HIV infections. The case clinically mimicked carcinoma of the cervix. Difficulties in diagnosis have been discussed. Given the recent increase in migration patterns including travel from TB endemic areas, an abnormal-looking cervix should be regarded with a degree of suspicion for TB. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Mukerji, Saptarshi AU - Moncur, Lyle AU - Sanders, Brendon AU - Currie, Alex AU - Watson, Alistair AU - Leeman, Karen AD - Emergency Medicine, Midcentral District Health Board, 50 Ruahine Street, Roslyn, Palmerston North, New Zealand, sapimukerji@doctors.org.uk Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 367 EP - 370 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 7 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Tuberculosis KW - cervix KW - female genital tract KW - Travel KW - Cervical carcinoma KW - Literature reviews KW - Case reports KW - Human immunodeficiency virus KW - Mycobacterium KW - Cervix KW - Infection KW - Migration KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680459646?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Difficulties+in+diagnosing+tuberculosis+of+the+cervix+in+a+post+menopausal+woman%3A+Case+report+and+literature+review&rft.au=Mukerji%2C+Saptarshi%3BMoncur%2C+Lyle%3BSanders%2C+Brendon%3BCurrie%2C+Alex%3BWatson%2C+Alistair%3BLeeman%2C+Karen&rft.aulast=Mukerji&rft.aufirst=Saptarshi&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=367&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1749 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Travel; Cervical carcinoma; Case reports; Literature reviews; Tuberculosis; Infection; Cervix; Migration; Mycobacterium; Human immunodeficiency virus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1749 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Baseline antibody titres against Salmonella typhi in apparently asymptomatic HIV positive individuals in a tertiary care hospital AN - 1680446786; PQ0001271111 AB - Background Enteric fever is common in tropical regions and is caused by Salmonella enterica serotype typhi (S typhi). For diagnosis of enteric fever, the Widal test is the most widely used test after blood culture. In HIV infected individuals false positive and false negative Widal reactions are common. The result is variable titres and baseline titres that are unusual in this patient population. Aims This study was done to determine the baseline antibody titres for S typhi among HIV infected individuals. Method Average baseline antibody titres against O and H antigens of S typhi were measured by standard Widal test in 200 HIV positive asymptomatic individuals, as well as 200 age and sex-matched controls. The results were compiled and statistically analysed. Results A total of 84 (42%) of the cases had an H antibody titre of >1:20 and 105 (52.5%) had a titre of >1:20 against O antigen. This implies that positive titre of H and O antigen is significantly associated with HIV positive cases with P<0.001. Correlation of CD4 count with antibody titres shows that there is no significant association between CD4 counts and antibody titres against either H (P=0.634) or O antigen (P=0.765) Conclusion This study shows that HIV infected individuals had increased titres of antibodies against S typhi from the baseline. This indicates a need for evaluation of current cut-off values of diagnostic titres for this group. We also suggest that it is best to perform baseline titres against S typhi for each patient at the time of diagnosis of HIV status, and to use this for future reference. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Banu, Asima AU - Hassan, Mir Mohammed Noorul AU - Anand, Mridu AU - Srinivasa, Sathyabheemarao AD - Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, asima.banu@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 354 EP - 357 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 7 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Salmonella typhi KW - Widal test KW - HIV/AIDS KW - Blood culture KW - Age KW - Serotypes KW - H antigen KW - Antibodies KW - CD4 antigen KW - Human immunodeficiency virus KW - Salmonella enterica KW - O antigen KW - Typhoid fever KW - Hospitals KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680446786?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Baseline+antibody+titres+against+Salmonella+typhi+in+apparently+asymptomatic+HIV+positive+individuals+in+a+tertiary+care+hospital&rft.au=Banu%2C+Asima%3BHassan%2C+Mir+Mohammed+Noorul%3BAnand%2C+Mridu%3BSrinivasa%2C+Sathyabheemarao&rft.aulast=Banu&rft.aufirst=Asima&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=354&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1691 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Blood culture; Age; Widal test; CD4 antigen; Antibodies; Serotypes; O antigen; H antigen; Typhoid fever; Hospitals; Salmonella typhi; Human immunodeficiency virus; Salmonella enterica DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1691 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Neonatal sepsis and multiple skin abscess in a newborn with Down's syndrome: A case report AN - 1680442700; PQ0001379863 AB - Neonatal sepsis is a leading cause of neonatal mortality. Congenital heart disease accounts for additional risk of sepsis in neonates. Here we report a case of Down's syndrome with late onset neonatal sepsis associated with multiple superficial skin abscesses simulating staphylococcal infection. The baby was empirically treated with vancomycin. Subsequently, multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae was detected from both pus and blood culture. Change to appropriate antibiotic resulted in clinical recovery. Although sepsis is one of the major ailments in neonates, atypical presentations of neonatal sepsis in Down's syndrome patients are underreported. Here we highlight the atypical presentation of Klebsiella sepsis and the importance of early antibiogram in such cases. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Kali, Arunava AU - Umadevi, Sivaraman AU - Sreenivasan, Srirangaraj AU - Stephen, Selvaraj AD - Dept. of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India, ak.arunava@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 91 EP - 93 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Down's syndrome KW - Klebsiella pneumoniae KW - Extended spectrum beta-lactamase KW - Neonatal sepsis KW - Blood culture KW - Mortality KW - Skin KW - Antibiotics KW - Infection KW - Abscesses KW - Sepsis KW - Case reports KW - Vancomycin KW - Multidrug resistance KW - Neonates KW - Heart diseases KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680442700?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Neonatal+sepsis+and+multiple+skin+abscess+in+a+newborn+with+Down%27s+syndrome%3A+A+case+report&rft.au=Kali%2C+Arunava%3BUmadevi%2C+Sivaraman%3BSreenivasan%2C+Srirangaraj%3BStephen%2C+Selvaraj&rft.aulast=Kali&rft.aufirst=Arunava&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=91&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1574 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Blood culture; Mortality; Skin; Antibiotics; Abscesses; Infection; Sepsis; Case reports; Down's syndrome; Vancomycin; Multidrug resistance; Neonates; Heart diseases; Klebsiella pneumoniae DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1574 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Generalised staphylococcal pustulosis in a neonate: A case report AN - 1680441500; PQ0001379879 AB - Pustular eruptions in a neonate are mostly benign, but several are serious and have infectious aetiology. A detailed history, complete physical examination and careful assessment of the lesions are essential for diagnosis. The need to investigate every neonate with pustules for an infectious aetiology is emphasised. This case of generalised pustulosis in a neonate is reported as it is an uncommon presentation of Staphylococcus aureus infection, diagnostic difficulty caused by atypical skin lesions and similarity of clinical features with other causes of neonatal pustular diseases. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Mogre, Dilesh Arvind AD - Kelva-Mahim Primary Health Centre, Tal.Palghar, Dist.Thane, Maharashtra, India, damogre@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 532 EP - 535 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 10 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Neonate KW - generalised pustulosis KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Eruptions KW - Skin diseases KW - Case reports KW - Neonates KW - pustulosis KW - Infection KW - Benign KW - J 02400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1680441500?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Generalised+staphylococcal+pustulosis+in+a+neonate%3A+A+case+report&rft.au=Mogre%2C+Dilesh+Arvind&rft.aulast=Mogre&rft.aufirst=Dilesh&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=532&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1834 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-05-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Eruptions; Case reports; Skin diseases; Neonates; Infection; pustulosis; Benign; Staphylococcus aureus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1834 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Examining physicians' preparedness for tobacco cessation services in India: Findings from primary care public health facilities in two Indian states AN - 1676356598; PQ0001379867 AB - Background A total of 275 million tobacco users live throughout India and are in need of tobacco cessation services. However, the preparation of physicians to deliver this service at primary care health facilities remains unknown. Aims The study aimed to examine the primary care physicians' preparedness to deliver tobacco cessation services in two Indian states. Method Researchers surveyed physicians working in primary care public health facilities, primarily in rural areas using a semi-structured interview schedule. Physicians' preparedness was defined in the study as those possessing knowledge of tobacco cessation methods and exhibiting a positive attitude towards the benefits of tobacco cessation counselling as well as being willing to be part of tobacco prevention or cessation program. Results Overall only 17% of physicians demonstrated adequate preparation to provide tobacco cessation services at primary care health facilities in both the States. The findings revealed minimal tobacco cessation training during formal medical education (21.3%) and on-the-job training (18.9%). Factors, like sex and age of service provider, type of health facility, location of health facility and number of patients attended by the service provider, failed to show significance during bivariate and regression analysis. Preparedness was significantly predicted by state health system. Conclusion The study highlights a lack of preparedness of primary care physicians to deliver tobacco cessation services. Both the curriculum in medical school and on-the-job training require an addition of a learning component on tobacco cessation. The addition of this component will enable existing primary care facilities to deliver tobacco cessation services. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Panda, Rajmohan AU - Jena, Pratap Kumar AD - Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India-110016, raj.panda@phfi.org Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 115 EP - 121 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Tobacco cessation KW - service delivery KW - primary care KW - physicians KW - India KW - Attitudes KW - Education KW - Prevention KW - Age KW - Schools KW - Training KW - Tobacco KW - Public health KW - Rural areas KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676356598?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Examining+physicians%27+preparedness+for+tobacco+cessation+services+in+India%3A+Findings+from+primary+care+public+health+facilities+in+two+Indian+states&rft.au=Panda%2C+Rajmohan%3BJena%2C+Pratap+Kumar&rft.aulast=Panda&rft.aufirst=Rajmohan&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=3&rft.spage=115&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1617 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Age; Prevention; Education; Attitudes; Schools; Training; Tobacco; Rural areas; Public health; India DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1617 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Bacteriophage types of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care hospital AN - 1676356501; PQ0001379873 AB - Background Phage typing had been utilised extensively to characterise methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outbreak strains in the past. It is an invaluable tool even today to monitor emergence and dissemination of MRSA strains. Aims The aim of this study was to determine the prevalent phage types of MRSA in south India and the association between phage types, antibiotic resistance pattern and risk factors. Method A total of 48 non-duplicate MRSA strains recovered from various clinical samples during January to December, 2010 were tested against a panel of anti-staphylococcal antibiotics. Phage typing was carried out at the National Staphylococcal Phage Typing Centre, New Delhi. Out of 48, 32 hospitalised patients were followed up for risk factors and response to empirical and post sensitivity antibiotic therapy. The risk factors were compared with a control group of 30 patients with methicillin sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) infection. Results Amongst the five prevalent phage types, 42E was most common (52%), followed by a non-typable variant (22.9%), 42E/47/54/75 (16.6%), 42E/47 (6.2%) and 47 (2%). Phage type 42E was the predominant strain in all wards and OPDs except in the ICU where 42E/47/54/75 was most common. Although not statistically significant, strain 42E/47/54/75 (n=8) showed higher resistance to all drugs, except ciprofloxacin and amikacin, and were mostly D-test positive (87.5%) compared to the 42E strain (32%). Duration of hospital stay, intravenous catheterisation and breach in skin were the most significant risk factors for MRSA infection. Conclusion We found MRSA strain diversity in hospital wards with differences in their antibiotic susceptibility pattern. The findings may impact infection control and antibiotic policy significantly. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Kali, Arunava AU - Stephen, Selvaraj AU - Umadevi, Sivaraman AU - Kumar, Shailesh AU - Joseph, Noyal M AU - Srirangaraj, Sreenivasan AU - Easow, Joshy M AD - Department of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India, ak.arunava@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 496 EP - 503 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 10 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts KW - MRSA KW - phage types KW - risk factors KW - Phages KW - Intravenous administration KW - Skin KW - Amikacin KW - Drug resistance KW - Statistical analysis KW - Antibiotics KW - Infection KW - Ciprofloxacin KW - Phage typing KW - Methicillin KW - Risk factors KW - Staphylococcus aureus KW - Antibiotic resistance KW - Hospitals KW - J 02400:Human Diseases KW - V 22400:Human Diseases UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676356501?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Bacteriophage+types+of+methicillin-resistant+Staphylococcus+aureus+in+a+tertiary+care+hospital&rft.au=Kali%2C+Arunava%3BStephen%2C+Selvaraj%3BUmadevi%2C+Sivaraman%3BKumar%2C+Shailesh%3BJoseph%2C+Noyal+M%3BSrirangaraj%2C+Sreenivasan%3BEasow%2C+Joshy+M&rft.aulast=Kali&rft.aufirst=Arunava&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=10&rft.spage=496&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1742 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Phages; Intravenous administration; Skin; Amikacin; Drug resistance; Statistical analysis; Antibiotics; Infection; Ciprofloxacin; Methicillin; Phage typing; Risk factors; Antibiotic resistance; Hospitals; Staphylococcus aureus DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1742 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Self-reported bowel screening rates in older Australians and the implications for public health screening programs AN - 1676355170; PQ0001271120 AB - Background This paper sought to determine the status of older Australians with regard to Bowel Cancer screening practices occurring outside of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program. Method A random sample of N=25,511 urban Australians aged 50 to 74 years received a questionnaire via mail asking questions relating to bowel screening. N=8,762 (34.3%) returned a completed questionnaire. Results Approximately 33% (N=2863) of respondents indicated they had undergone colonoscopy in the preceding five years and 21% (N=1840) had used a Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) in the preceding 12 months. Furthermore, 27% (N=497) of those who had completed an FOBT had also undergone colonoscopy. Conclusion A significant proportion of older Australians might be participating in bowel screening practices outside of the national program (NBCSP). Moreover, the proportion of individuals reporting use of both FOBT and endoscopic services is much higher than the positivity rate of FOBT. Large population FOBT screening programs, such as the NBCSP, that do not consider participation in screening external to the program may underestimate true population screening rates. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Zajac, Ian T AU - Flight, Ingrid AU - Turnbull, Deborah AU - Young, Graeme AU - Cole, Steve AU - Wilson, Carlene AD - CSIRO Preventative Health Research Flagship, South Australia, Ian.Zajac@csiro.au Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 411 EP - 417 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 8 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Colorectal Cancer Screening KW - Faecal Occult Blood Test KW - National Bowel Cancer Screening Program KW - Screening Participation KW - Australia KW - Medical instruments KW - Cancer KW - Public health KW - H 11000:Diseases/Injuries/Trauma UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1676355170?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Self-reported+bowel+screening+rates+in+older+Australians+and+the+implications+for+public+health+screening+programs&rft.au=Zajac%2C+Ian+T%3BFlight%2C+Ingrid%3BTurnbull%2C+Deborah%3BYoung%2C+Graeme%3BCole%2C+Steve%3BWilson%2C+Carlene&rft.aulast=Zajac&rft.aufirst=Ian&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=411&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1808 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-04-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-29 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Medical instruments; Cancer; Public health; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1808 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Multivariate Approach to the Identification of Surrogate Parameters for Heavy Metals in Stormwater AN - 1671447585; 17669916 AB - Stormwater is a potential and readily available alternative source for potable water in urban areas. However, its direct use is severely constrained by the presence of toxic pollutants, such as heavy metals (HMs). The presence of HMs in stormwater is of concern because of their chronic toxicity and persistent nature. In addition to human health impacts, metals can contribute to adverse ecosystem health impact on receiving waters. Therefore, the ability to predict the levels of HMs in stormwater is crucial for monitoring stormwater quality and for the design of effective treatment systems. Unfortunately, the current laboratory methods for determining HM concentrations are resource intensive and time consuming. In this paper, applications of multivariate data analysis techniques are presented to identify potential surrogate parameters which can be used to determine HM concentrations in stormwater. Accordingly, partial least squares was applied to identify a suite of physicochemical parameters which can serve as indicators of HMs. Datasets having varied characteristics, such as land use and particle size distribution of solids, were analyzed to validate the efficacy of the influencing parameters. Iron, manganese, total organic carbon, and inorganic carbon were identified as the predominant parameters that correlate with the HM concentrations. The practical extension of the study outcomes to urban stormwater management is also discussed. JF - Water, Air, & Soil Pollution AU - Singh, Anjana AU - Ayoko, Godwin A AU - Herngren, Lars AU - Goonetilleke, Ashantha AD - Science and Engineering Faculty, Queensland University of Technology, GPO 2434, Brisbane, 4001, Australia Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Springer Science+Business Media, Van Godewijckstraat 30 Dordrecht 3311 GX Netherlands VL - 224 IS - 1 SN - 0049-6979, 0049-6979 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE) KW - Receiving KW - Carbon KW - Heavy metals KW - Health KW - Toxicity KW - Drinking water KW - Stormwater KW - Urban areas UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671447585?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=Water%2C+Air%2C+%26+Soil+Pollution&rft.atitle=A+Multivariate+Approach+to+the+Identification+of+Surrogate+Parameters+for+Heavy+Metals+in+Stormwater&rft.au=Singh%2C+Anjana%3BAyoko%2C+Godwin+A%3BHerngren%2C+Lars%3BGoonetilleke%2C+Ashantha&rft.aulast=Singh&rft.aufirst=Anjana&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=224&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Water%2C+Air%2C+%26+Soil+Pollution&rft.issn=00496979&rft_id=info:doi/10.1007%2Fs11270-012-1368-1 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 19 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11270-012-1368-1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The economics of oil and gas supply in the Former Soviet Union AN - 1671322599; 17645049 AB - Supply costs curves for the Former Soviet Union (FSU) are constructed for conventional petroleum, which is defined as conventional oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGL). The supply figures show how petroleum quantities vary with production costs over time. Five resource quality categories, distinguishable according to production costs, are used in the estimation. The quantities are allocated across the five categories in a fixed proportion in order to generate the supply cost curves. The role of annual productivity gains, i.e., technological progress, to the year 2030 is also included. Results indicate that petroleum in the FSU is abundant and can be produced economically. In addition, production costs are found to decrease further over time as technology advances. With appropriate energy policy, FSU petroleum resources should assist in meeting domestic and international energy demand. JF - International Journal of Global Energy Issues AU - Aguilera, Roberto F AD - Centre for Research in Energy and Minerals Economics (CREME), Curtin University, G.P.O. Box 1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 480 EP - 493 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 35 IS - 6 SN - 0954-7118, 0954-7118 KW - Mechanical & Transportation Engineering Abstracts (MT); Materials Business File (MB); Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); Electronics and Communications Abstracts (EA); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - Manufacturing engineering KW - Costs KW - Crude oil KW - Economics KW - Production costs KW - Natural gas KW - Industrial engineering KW - Categories KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1671322599?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=International+Journal+of+Global+Energy+Issues&rft.atitle=The+economics+of+oil+and+gas+supply+in+the+Former+Soviet+Union&rft.au=Aguilera%2C+Roberto+F&rft.aulast=Aguilera&rft.aufirst=Roberto&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=35&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=480&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Global+Energy+Issues&rft.issn=09547118&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJGEI.2012.051730 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJGEI.2012.051730 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Prevalence of Candida co-infection in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis AN - 1668268841; PQ0001271116 AB - Background Candida species are emerging as a potentially pathogenic fungus in patients with broncho-pulmonary diseases. The synergistic growth promoting association of Candida and Mycobacterium tuberculosis has raised increased concern for studying the various Candida spp. and its significance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients during current years. Aims This study was undertaken with the objective of discovering the prevalence of co-infection caused by different Candida species in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Method A total of 75 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed by sputum Ziehl-Neelsen staining were included in the study. Candida co-infection was confirmed using the Kahanpaa et al. criteria. Candida species were identified using gram stain morphology, germ tube formation, morphology on cornmeal agar with Tween-80, sugar fermentation tests and HiCrome Candida Agar. Results Candida co-infection was observed in 30 (40%) of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Candida albicans was the most common isolate observed in 50% of the patients with co-infection, followed by C. tropicalis (20%) and C. glabrata (20%). Candida co-infection was found in 62.5% of female patients, while it was observed in only 29.4% of the male patients (P value 0.0133). Mean + or - SD age of the patients with C. glabrata infection was 65.83 + or - 3.19, while the mean + or - SD age of the patients with other Candida infections was 43.25 + or - 20.44 (P value 0.0138). Conclusion Many patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have co-infection with Candida spp. The prevalence of non-albicans Candida species is increasing and may be associated with inadequate response to anti-tubercular drugs. C. glabrata infection has a strong association with old age. JF - Australasian Medical Journal AU - Kali, Arunava AU - Charles, M V Pravin AU - Joseph, Noyal Mariya AU - Umadevi, Sivaraman AU - Kumar, Shailesh AU - Easow, Joshy M AD - Dept. of Microbiology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Pondicherry, India, ak.arunava@gmail.com Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 387 EP - 391 PB - Australasian Medical Journal, GPO Box 367 Hillarys, Perth 6923 WA Australia VL - 6 IS - 8 SN - 1936-1935, 1936-1935 KW - Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology; Microbiology Abstracts C: Algology, Mycology & Protozoology KW - Candida co-infection KW - C. glabrata KW - prevalence KW - tuberculosis KW - Agar KW - Sugar KW - Age KW - Fermentation KW - Candida albicans KW - Germ tubes KW - Infection KW - Gram stain KW - Lung KW - Geriatrics KW - Tuberculosis KW - Sputum KW - Drugs KW - Mycobacterium tuberculosis KW - J 02400:Human Diseases KW - K 03320:Cell Biology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1668268841?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=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.atitle=Prevalence+of+Candida+co-infection+in+patients+with+pulmonary+tuberculosis&rft.au=Kali%2C+Arunava%3BCharles%2C+M+V+Pravin%3BJoseph%2C+Noyal+Mariya%3BUmadevi%2C+Sivaraman%3BKumar%2C+Shailesh%3BEasow%2C+Joshy+M&rft.aulast=Kali&rft.aufirst=Arunava&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=8&rft.spage=387&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Australasian+Medical+Journal&rft.issn=19361935&rft_id=info:doi/10.4066%2FAMJ.2013.1709 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-11-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sugar; Agar; Age; Gram stain; Fermentation; Lung; Geriatrics; Tuberculosis; Germ tubes; Sputum; Infection; Drugs; Candida albicans; Mycobacterium tuberculosis DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.4066/AMJ.2013.1709 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Video Consultation Use by Australian General Practitioners: Video Vignette Study AN - 1665157210 AB - There is unequal access to health care in Australia, particularly for the one-third of the population living in remote and rural areas. The aim of this Internet-based study was to explore the attitudes of Australian GPs toward video consultation by using a range of patient scenarios presenting different clinical problems. Overall, 102 GPs were invited to view 6 video vignettes featuring patients presenting with acute and chronic illnesses. For each vignette, they were asked to offer a differential diagnosis and to complete a survey based on the theory of planned behavior documenting their views on the value of a video consultation. Patients with minor self-limiting illnesses and those with medical emergencies are unlikely to be offered access to a GP by video. The process of establishing video consultations as routine practice will need to be endorsed by senior members of the profession and funding organizations. Video consultation techniques will also need to be taught in medical schools. JF - Journal of Medical Internet Research AU - Jiwa, Moyez AU - Meng, Xingqiong AD - Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845, Australia ; School of Public Health, Curtin University, Perth, Australia ; Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 CY - Toronto PB - Gunther Eysenbach MD MPH, Associate Professor VL - 15 IS - 6 SN - 1438-8871 KW - Medical Sciences--Computer Applications KW - videoconferencing KW - general practice KW - patient appointments KW - health care KW - Planned behaviour theory KW - Medical schools KW - Attitudes KW - Diagnosis KW - Planned behaviour KW - Health care KW - General practitioners KW - Financing KW - Consultation KW - Australia KW - Internet UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1665157210?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+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.atitle=Video+Consultation+Use+by+Australian+General+Practitioners%3A+Video+Vignette+Study&rft.au=Jiwa%2C+Moyez%3BMeng%2C+Xingqiong&rft.aulast=Jiwa&rft.aufirst=Moyez&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=15&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=%5Bnp%5D&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research&rft.issn=14388871&rft_id=info:doi/10.2196%2Fjmir.2638 LA - eng DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA); Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2015-01-09 N1 - Last updated - 2015-05-01 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Attitudes; Consultation; Diagnosis; Financing; General practitioners; Health care; Internet; Medical schools; Planned behaviour; Planned behaviour theory; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/jmir.2638 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Inverse propensity weighting to adjust for bias in fatal crash samples AN - 1660413262; PQ0001010747 AB - Background The Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS) has data from all areas of the United States, but is limited to fatal crashes. The National Automotive Sampling System-General Estimates System (NASS-GES) includes all types of serious traffic crashes, but is limited to a few sampling areas. Combining the strengths of these two samples might offset their limitations. Methods Logistic regression (allowing for sample design, and conditional upon selected person-, event-, and geographic-level factors) was used to determine the propensity (P FC) for each injured person in 2002-2008 NASS-GES data to be in a fatal crash sample. NASS-GES subjects injured in fatal crashes were then reweighted by a factor of W FC =(1/P FC) to create a "pseudopopulation". The weights (W FC) derived from NASS-GES were also applied to injured subjects in 2007 FARS data to create another pseudopopulation. Characteristics and mortality predictions from these artificial pseudopopulations were compared to those obtained using the original NASS-GES sample. The sum of W FC for FARS cases was also used to estimate the number of crash injuries for rural and urban locations, and compared to independently reported data. Results Compared to regression results using the original NASS-GES sample, unadjusted models based on fatal crash samples gave inaccurate estimates of covariate effects on mortality for injured subjects. After reweighting using W FC, estimates based upon the pseudopopulations were similar to results obtained using the original NASS-GES sample. The sum of W FC for FARS cases gave reasonable estimates for the number of crash injuries in rural and urban locations, and provided an estimate of the rural effect on mortality after controlling for other factors. Conclusions Weights derived from analysis of NASS-GES data (the inverse propensity for selection into a fatal crash sample) allow appropriate adjustment for selection bias in fatal crash samples, including FARS. JF - Accident Analysis & Prevention AU - Clark, David E AU - Hannan, Edward L AD - Department of Surgery, Maine Medical Center, 887 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04102, USA Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 SP - 1244 EP - 1251 PB - Elsevier B.V., P.O. Box 800 Kidlington Oxford OX5 1DX United Kingdom VL - 50 SN - 0001-4575, 0001-4575 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Traffic crash KW - Mortality KW - Fatality KW - FARS KW - NASS-GES KW - Inverse propensity KW - Weight KW - Rural KW - Urban KW - Prediction KW - USA KW - Accidents KW - Prevention KW - Injuries KW - Rural areas KW - Traffic KW - H 2000:Transportation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1660413262?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=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.atitle=Inverse+propensity+weighting+to+adjust+for+bias+in+fatal+crash+samples&rft.au=Clark%2C+David+E%3BHannan%2C+Edward+L&rft.aulast=Clark&rft.aufirst=David&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=50&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Accident+Analysis+%26+Prevention&rft.issn=00014575&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016%2Fj.aap.2012.09.025 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Prediction; Mortality; Prevention; Accidents; Injuries; Traffic; Rural areas; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2012.09.025 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Developing Cultural Responsiveness in Environmental Design Students through Digital Storytelling and Photovoice AN - 1651852601; EJ1018593 AB - As the Latino population in the United States grows, it will become increasingly important for undergraduate students in environmental design and related disciplines to become more culturally responsive and learn how to understand and address challenges faced by population groups, such as Latino youth. To this end, we involved environmental design undergraduate students at the University of Colorado in a service-learning class to mentor Latino youth in the creation of multimedia narratives using photovoice and digital storytelling techniques. The introduction of technology was used as a bridge between the two groups and to provide a platform for the Latino youth to reveal their community experiences. Based on focus group results, we describe the impact on the undergraduate students and provide recommendations for similar programs that can promote cultural responsiveness through the use of digital technology and prepare environmental design students to work successfully in increasingly diverse communities. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Cushing, Debra Flanders AU - Love, Emily Wexler Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 12 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Colorado KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Undergraduate Students KW - Culturally Relevant Education KW - Environmental Education KW - Architecture KW - Racial Bias KW - Mentors KW - Design KW - Focus Groups KW - Information Technology KW - Cultural Awareness KW - Hispanic Americans KW - Service Learning KW - Personal Narratives KW - Multimedia Materials KW - Photography KW - Stereotypes UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651852601?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4759 7160 8016 4542; 11095 1806 10278 8016 4542; 3521 3150; 2768; 2465; 2501 3150 8774 2494; 9552 3692 5882; 6545 9017 6752 9651 6582 8016 4542; 6867; 4076 3629 6582 2917 4542; 7747 8824 8477; 7834 11303 4007 4918 5964; 5168 10669; 602 11303 4007 4918 5964; 10117 730; 8546 9739 943 9735 730 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Redesigning the Urban Design Studio: Two Learning Experiments AN - 1651852374; EJ1018591 AB - The main aim of this paper is to discuss how the combination of Web 2.0, social media and geographic technologies can provide opportunities for learning and new forms of participation in an urban design studio. This discussion is mainly based on our recent findings from two experimental urban design studio setups as well as former research and literature studies. In brief, the web platform enabled us to extend the learning that took place in the design studio beyond the studio hours, to represent the design information in novel ways and allocate multiple communication forms. We found that the students' activity in the introduced web platform was related to their progress up to a certain extent. Moreover, the students perceived the platform as a convenient medium and addressed it as a valuable resource for learning. This study should be conceived as a continuation of a series of our "Design Studio 2.0" experiments which involve the exploitation of opportunities provided by novel socio-geographic information and communication technologies for the improvement of the design learning processes. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Pak, Burak AU - Verbeke, Johan Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 18 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Europe KW - Luxembourg KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Instructional Effectiveness KW - Urban Schools KW - Design KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Student Attitudes KW - Online Surveys KW - Architectural Education KW - Blended Learning KW - Social Networks KW - Web 2.0 Technologies KW - Likert Scales KW - Educational Technology KW - Geographic Information Systems KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651852374?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 11437 5168 10669; 9783 7051; 4331 5167 4336 9804 9351 5964; 3268 10669; 11182 9306 5241; 2768; 10675; 5248; 10621 3227 6582; 10181 730; 1060 10621 3227 6582; 595 8260 3150; 4109 4335; 7338 10380 3629 6582; 6066 728 6447 8603 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - An Enactivist Perspective on Teaching Mathematics: Reconceptualising and Expanding Teaching Actions AN - 1651852122; EJ1018661 AB - We reject a trajectory approach to teaching that classifies "good" and "bad" teaching actions and seeks to move teachers' practices from one of these poles to the other. In this article we offer instead a conceptualisation of mathematics teaching actions as a "landscape of possibilities". We draw together terms commonly used in the literature to describe teaching strategies, and add our own, to offer an expanded view of teaching actions. We illustrate each with data extracts drawn from our various studies of mathematics teachers and classrooms, and explain how a range of teaching actions can be woven into a coherent teaching practice. Note that we are not talking about growth in teaching in this paper, nor about change in teachers' practice over time. We aim to simply talk about and conceptualise teaching in ways that can broaden our understanding of it. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Towers, Jo AU - Proulx, Jerome Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 5 EP - 28 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - Canada KW - United Kingdom KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Classification KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Learning Theories KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651852122?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 5913 10830; 1595 7404; 3368 3150; 4109 4335 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - iThesis: Polly's project AN - 1651850042; EJ1018595 AB - This paper outlines an attempt to loosen the existing role and structure of the traditional "thesis" as the key undergraduate learning instrument within universities in Thailand. It does so by describing an exemplary project -- Polly's project - that uses technology to facilitate an exit from the "regulatory space" in which thesis operates. The project succeeds in exiting this regulatory space by forming - outside of its jurisdiction - an "aggregate" body from which a cumulative intelligence is established. Operating out of such a space, a working process is liberated allowing a wider visionary scope and access to a set of productive forces ordinarily not considered permissible. The inclusivity afforded by the process achieves an extreme productivity that exposes the existing limitation of thesis, calling for its redefinition and transition to a wholly more pertinent educational instrument with new ambitions. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Conti, Alvaro Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 12 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Thailand KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Theses KW - Instructional Development KW - Student Projects KW - Delivery Systems KW - Learning Processes KW - Educational Methods KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Educational Practices KW - Educational Change KW - Educational Innovation KW - Change Strategies KW - Educational Technology KW - Learning Strategies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651850042?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10847 8824 8477; 4109 4335; 3215 5188; 3176 1387; 1389 6582; 10675; 5247 3184 2787; 5911 6582; 2691 9556; 3242; 10240 9146 126; 5904 1710; 3227 6582; 3268 10669 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Supporting More Inclusive Learning with Social Networking: A Case Study of Blended Socialised Design Education AN - 1651849898; EJ1018590 AB - This paper presents a qualitative case study of socialised blended learning, using a social network platform to investigate the level of literacies and interactions of students in a blended learning environment of traditional face-to-face design studio and online participatory teaching. Using student and staff feedback, the paper examines the use of a web-assisted model of assessment, participation and publication as a mechanism for measuring the effectiveness of inclusive learning when supported by the constructs of social interaction. This paper describes the analysis of qualitative data to develop a preliminary theoretical framework of the social affordances of web-assisted teaching environments to support the changing demands of student literacies, cultural competencies and learning needs. The framework aims to support future models of online learning and facilitate further research into mediated design education. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Rodrigo, Russell AU - Nguyen, Tam Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 16 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Multiple Literacies KW - Qualitative Research KW - Interaction KW - Case Studies KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Intermode Differences KW - Architecture KW - Design KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Student Attitudes KW - Preferences KW - Privacy KW - Blended Learning KW - Web 2.0 Technologies KW - Inclusion KW - Social Networks KW - Student Behavior KW - Likert Scales KW - Student Surveys UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849898?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9783 7051; 1326 3629 6582 8836; 5015; 1060 10621 3227 6582; 8517 8836; 11437 5168 10669; 10260 10380 3629 6582; 2768; 602 11303 4007 4918 5964; 8207 8768; 5348 8768; 8102 730; 6066 728 6447 8603; 10183 909; 6876; 5401 2842; 10675; 10181 730; 10482 730 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Big Bang Technology: What's Next in Design Education, Radical Innovation or Incremental Change? AN - 1651849750; EJ1018588 AB - Since the introduction of digital media, design education has been challenged by the ongoing advancement of technology. Technological change has created unprecedented possibilities for designers to engage in the broadening realm of interactive digital media. The increasing sophistication of interactivity has brought a complexity which needs to be managed; most notably, information technology. The mobile device revolution has changed people's lives and created distinct challenges for design educators to master. Social media provide new possibilities as/for teaching technologies to engage students. On the downside, designers compete with amateurs through crowd-sourcing platforms. Responses to manage the rapid technological advance in design education have emerged as pockets of innovation from some institutions. This paper takes a closer look at how technology has affected and continues to affect design education in the context of design educators and practitioners arguing that design education is stuck in the past. Does every technological "revolution" require a radical change in design education? To answer this question the broadening and squeezing of design education is examined in the context of the increasing complexity of technology. Potential and "must have" responses to technological challenges are illustrated through examples from an undergraduate digital media design major. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Fleischmann, Katja Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 17 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Technological Advancement KW - Computer Software KW - Telecommunications KW - Art Education KW - Design KW - Information Technology KW - Foreign Countries KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Web 2.0 Technologies KW - Social Networks KW - Educational Technology KW - Internet KW - Handheld Devices UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849750?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3268 10669; 2768; 10663 2787; 5168 10669; 10680 1862 10669; 4595 3337 3553; 9783 7051; 4744 8046 3150; 10675; 2059; 11437 5168 10669; 5434 5147 7051 2045; 4109 4335; 625 3150 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beginning Teachers' Perspectives on Attributes for Teaching Secondary Mathematics: Reflections on Teacher Education AN - 1651849673; EJ1018634 AB - The aim of this collaborative study was to understand what factors beginning secondary mathematics teachers attribute their success to in the classroom, regardless of their preparation program. Further description of how and when beginning teachers reported acquiring important teaching attributes provides a perspective on how they make the transition to teaching. A large-grain analysis of critical developmental moments, pre-, during, or post-program, contributes to the conversation about teacher education, highlighting valuable aspects of the preparation process for beginning teachers. The results have implications for informing the types of students mathematics education programs should try to attract or recruit, and defining areas on which teacher education programs should focus and where practicum or internship components might be incorporated into the preparation process. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Wasserman, Nicholas H. AU - Ham, Edward Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 23 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - Texas KW - California KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Qualitative Research KW - Teacher Characteristics KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Semi Structured Interviews KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Beginning Teachers KW - Secondary School Teachers KW - Teacher Competencies KW - Personality Traits KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Reflection KW - Alternative Teacher Certification KW - Academic Standards UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849673?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9417 9414 2515 6416; 9420 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 10482 730; 906 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 7174; 437 10491 1377; 60 10031; 10492; 7657 5674; 7763 8409 5051; 8144 10507 8260 3150; 10496 1970 1; 8723 1710; 9506 5472 3629 6582; 8517 8836 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Changing Beliefs about Teaching in Large Undergraduate Mathematics Classes AN - 1651849652; EJ1018710 AB - Many lecturers use teacher-centred styles of teaching in large undergraduate mathematics classes, often believing in the effectiveness of such pedagogy. Changing these beliefs about how mathematics should be taught is not a simple process and many academic staff are reluctant to change their ways of lecturing due to tradition and ease. This study describes the journey of a mathematician as he accepted the challenge to ask students to work interactively on well thought out questions in large lectures. The mathematician's espoused and enacted beliefs about lecturing were confronted through a cyclical process of developing questions, testing them in lectures, and refining them in collaboration with a research group. As he went through the process of testing and reflecting on his teaching practice, the gap between his espoused and enacted beliefs decreased as they became more aligned. The study demonstrates that the process of collaborative reflection with a team of educators can be a useful strategy for effecting change in lecturers' beliefs. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Kensington-Miller, Barbara AU - Sneddon, Jamie AU - Yoon, Caroline AU - Stewart, Sepideh Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 16 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - New Zealand KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Professional Personnel KW - Questionnaires KW - Teacher Behavior KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Undergraduate Study KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Learner Engagement KW - Attitude Change KW - College Faculty KW - Foreign Countries KW - Lecture Method KW - Goal Orientation KW - Reflection KW - Interviews KW - Beliefs KW - College Mathematics KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849652?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 6419 5242; 1786 6416 2515 1765; 10621 3227 6582; 1774 3780 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 8267; 10482 730; 8723 1710; 11096 4744 8046 3150; 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 727 1387; 932 730; 4109 4335; 5922 10621 3227 6582; 5880; 4390 7422; 10486 909; 5472 3629 6582; 8535 6447 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Understanding the Signature Pedagogy of the Design Studio and the Opportunities for Its Technological Enhancement AN - 1651849530; EJ1018589 AB - This paper presents an analysis of the studio as the signature pedagogy of design education. A number of theoretical models of learning, pedagogy, and education are used to interrogate the studio for its advantages and shortcomings, and to identify opportunities for the integration of new technologies and to explore the affordances that they might offer. In particular the theoretical ideas of signature pedagogies, conversational frameworks, and pedagogical patterns are used to justify the "unique" status of the studio as a dominant learning environment and mode of delivery within design education. Such analysis identifies the opportunities for technological intervention and enhancement of the design studio through a re-examining of its fundamental pedagogical signature. This paper maps the dimensions and qualities that define the signature pedagogy against a range of delivery modes and technological media forms. Through such investigation it seeks to identify appropriate opportunities for technology; in essence offering a structure or framework for the analysis of future enquiry and experimentation. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Crowther, Phillip Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 11 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 3 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Teacher Student Relationship KW - Facilities KW - Student Projects KW - Architecture KW - Design KW - Online Courses KW - Group Activities KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Architectural Education KW - Learning Activities KW - Educational Technology KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849530?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 2768; 10621 3227 6582; 595 8260 3150; 602 11303 4007 4918 5964; 3760; 10576 5449 8768; 4509 126; 5883 126; 3268 10669; 7330 2074 2073 10675 2351 2515; 10675; 10240 9146 126 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Research by Design: Design-Based Research and the Higher Degree Research student AN - 1651849186; EJ1018597 AB - Design-based research lends itself to educational research as the aim of this approach is to develop and refine the design of artefacts, tools and curriculum and to advance existing theory or develop new theories that can support and lead to a deepened understanding of learning. This paper provides an overview of the potential benefits of using a design-based research approach in Higher Degree Research (HDR) in Education. Design based research is most often associated with conducting research in technology-enhanced learning contexts; however, it has also been used in the broader field of research in education. A review of six theses was undertaken in order to identify how characteristics of a design-based research approach were used in Doctoral dissertations. The results of the review indicate that the use of expert groups, micro-phases, diverse participant groups, and a flexibly adaptive design enabled the researchers to refine and improve their research design and their understanding of the problem. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Kennedy-Clark, Shannon Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 26 EP - 32 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Doctoral Dissertations KW - Research Methodology KW - Expertise KW - Mixed Methods Research KW - Data Collection KW - Participant Characteristics KW - Educational Research KW - Design UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651849186?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4744 8046 3150; 3255 8836; 2768; 2974 10847 8824 8477; 8852 6582; 6734 8852 6582; 2577 5150 5159 9556 2574 3629 6582; 3709; 7611 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "I Know You Have to Put Down a Zero, but I'm Not Sure Why": Exploring the Link between Pre-Service Teachers' Content and Pedagogical Content Knowledge AN - 1651848285; EJ1018663 AB - This paper reports on an investigation into pre-service teachers' mathematical content knowledge and their ability to interpret students' responses to a multi-digit multiplication task and make subsequent appropriate teaching decisions. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the researchers tested aspects of the mathematical knowledge held by a volunteer group of twenty final year preservice primary teachers. A volunteer sample of seven pre-service teachers were involved in a follow-up interview, where they were provided with hypothetical student work samples, including one using the long multiplication algorithm, and asked to analyse the student's mathematical thinking and make suggestions as to appropriate teaching approaches. The results indicated that the pre-service teachers in the study had an instrumental understanding of the long multiplication process that impacted on their ability to both recognise and address students' mathematical errors. This study provides an insight into the lack of content knowledge of a small sample of pre-service teachers with respect to multiplication of two and three digit numbers and subsequent lack of pedagogical content knowledge for teaching this topic. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Maher, Nicole AU - Muir, Tracey Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 72 EP - 87 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Elementary Education KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Multiplication KW - Mixed Methods Research KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Identification KW - Error Correction KW - Mathematics KW - Misconceptions KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Tests KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Interviews KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651848285?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 3365 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 5674; 6410 5964; 7657 5674; 6879 610 6410 5964; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 4954; 3571; 6725; 10621 3227 6582; 5472 3629 6582; 6423 10789 6447; 6734 8852 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Iterative Design of a Mobile Learning Application to Support Scientific Inquiry AN - 1651848183; EJ1018598 AB - The ubiquity of mobile devices makes them well suited for field-based learning experiences that require students to gather data as part of the process of developing scientific inquiry practices. The usefulness of these devices, however, is strongly influenced by the nature of the applications students use to collect data in the field. To increase student success and satisfaction with these experiences, mobile learning applications must be intuitive and functional for students, and support a systematic approach to the complex process of collecting data during a scientific inquiry. This article examines how developers can take an iterative, user-centred design approach to developing mobile learning applications that scaffold the process of data collection by documenting the evolution of an iPad application called Habitat Tracker. This application was created as part of an integrated curriculum that includes online and mobile computing technologies and was designed to help students learn about the nature of science and scientific inquiry on field trips to a natural science museum. The results of this research include principles that developers can use to guide the design of future applications used to support scientific inquiry during field-based learning experiences. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Marty, Paul F. AU - Mendenhall, Anne AU - Douglas, Ian AU - Southerland, Sherry A. AU - Sampson, Victor AU - Kazmer, Michelle M. AU - Alemanne, Nicole AU - Clark, Amanda AU - Schellinger, Jennifer Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 41 EP - 66 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Florida KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Education KW - Grade 4 KW - Grade 5 KW - Museums KW - Science Instruction KW - Computer Software KW - Instructional Design KW - Telecommunications KW - Inquiry KW - Ecology KW - Elementary School Science KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Scientific Research KW - Data Collection KW - Field Trips KW - Educational Technology KW - Teaching Methods KW - Handheld Devices UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651848183?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 10680 1862 10669; 4595 3337 3553; 10621 3227 6582; 5197 6582; 9365 8836; 2577 5150 5159 9556 2574 3629 6582; 3268 10669; 10675; 2059; 9337 5242; 3964; 6903 3760; 3362 9325 2515 3357; 5246 2768; 3112 994 6976 9351 5964 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Shift from "Learner/Doer of Mathematics" to "Teacher of Mathematics": A Heuristic for Teacher Candidates AN - 1651848156; EJ1018698 AB - Successful teacher preparation programs provide learning experiences that help teacher candidates make the shift from "student" to "teacher." In this paper we present research on the implementation of a process for providing candidates such experiences. Utilizing the Mathematics as Teacher Heuristic (MATH) process, prospective high school mathematics teachers explore rich problems by solving the task, analyzing samples of student work, designing a solution key, and modifying the task. We use their engagement in these explorations and reflections on the process to analyse the development of candidates' Content Knowledge and Pedagogical Content Knowledge. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Meagher, Michael AU - Edwards, Michael Todd AU - Ozgun-Koca, Asli S. Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 88 EP - 107 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Secondary Education KW - High Schools KW - Heuristics KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Learning Experience KW - Student Development KW - Secondary School Teachers KW - Problem Solving KW - Answer Keys KW - Pedagogical Content Knowledge KW - Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) KW - Student Attitudes KW - Worksheets KW - Reflection KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Knowledge Base for Teaching UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651848156?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 9420 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 5893 3685 853; 4713 6582; 8144 10507 8260 3150; 5674; 9121 10621 3227 6582; 8233 1710; 10181 730; 8723 1710; 532; 11592 8697; 10195 2787; 7657 5674 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Making Connections: Lessons on the Use of Video in Pre-Service Teacher Education AN - 1651845108; EJ1018707 AB - This paper reports on the trial of video excerpts of mathematics teaching used in teaching pre-service primary teachers in a four-year undergraduate teacher education degree program. After viewing a video excerpt of teaching a basic mathematics concept, pre-service teachers were asked to identify the focus of the lesson and aspects of the teacher's practice that were effective; list questions they would ask the teacher; identity anything that they would do differently and what they would do next; compare the teaching videoed with that observed during professional experience in schools; describe the extent and ways in which it contradicted or confirmed their existing beliefs about effective mathematics teaching; and to assess the value of video excerpts as a teaching tool. The findings suggested that preservice teachers struggled to see beyond readily evident aspects of teaching, such as the use of concrete materials. Most reported that the videos showed teaching that was similar to teaching they had observed and that confirmed their existing beliefs. However, the pre-service teachers were positive about the use of video excerpts in their course. The paper concludes with recommendations for realising the potential of video to assist pre-service teachers to observe and reflect on teaching. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Beswick, Kim AU - Muir, Tracey Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 22 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Elementary Education KW - Student Teacher Attitudes KW - Elementary School Mathematics KW - Observational Learning KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Preservice Teacher Education KW - Surveys KW - Elementary School Teachers KW - Concept Formation KW - Foreign Countries KW - Video Technology KW - Mathematical Concepts KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Constructivism (Learning) KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651845108?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 8144 10507 8260 3150; 11259 10669; 6419 5242; 10621 3227 6582; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 3365 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 3360 6416 2515 3357; 6396; 10261 730; 7235 5882; 2158 5913 10830; 2082 5904 1710; 4109 4335; 10380 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Towards Online Delivery of Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning Techniques in Information Technology Courses AN - 1651845014; EJ1018585 AB - Process-Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a technique used to teach in large lectures and tutorials. It invokes interaction, team building, learning and interest through highly structured group work. Currently, POGIL has only been implemented in traditional classroom settings where all participants are physically present. However, advances in online learning technologies have prompted increases in the popularity of flexible delivery and distance education courses. Therefore, teaching methodologies need to reflect the changing student demographic. This paper describes a preliminary approach for adapting POGIL techniques for use in tertiary courses delivered online. We discuss the current technologies that can be used for teaching online and contrast their suitability for POGIL. A teaching format is presented using Web 2.0 technologies (a wiki, blogs, and social networking) as a starting point for POGIL. We describe how an online third year Information Technology subject adopted these technologies for a condensed implementation of POGIL. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Trevathan, Jarrod AU - Myers, Trina Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 1 EP - 11 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Interaction KW - Web Sites KW - Teamwork KW - Distance Education KW - Large Group Instruction KW - Inquiry KW - Online Courses KW - Group Activities KW - Social Networks KW - Web 2.0 Technologies KW - Educational Technology KW - Electronic Publishing KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651845014?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5197 6582; 10621 3227 6582; 5812 4520 5242; 5348 8768; 10642 4511 909; 4509 126; 7330 2074 2073 10675 2351 2515; 3268 10669; 2946 3150; 4744 8046 3150; 11437 5168 10669; 9783 7051; 3344 8251 6582 2043 10680 1862 10669 1849; 11445 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The Statistical Literacy Needed to Interpret School Assessment Data AN - 1651844843; EJ1018712 AB - State-wide and national testing in areas such as literacy and numeracy produces reports containing graphs and tables illustrating school and individual performance. These are intended to inform teachers, principals, and education organisations about student and school outcomes, to guide change and improvement. Given the complexity of the information, it is of interest to determine the critical statistical skills required to make sense of such data. This paper examines the statistical literacy necessary to interpret the graphical presentations of school assessment data for the Australian NAPLAN testing process. A framework for professional statistical literacy that acknowledges the importance of context is used to identify different levels of data interpretation. The implications for helping users make better use of such data and for teacher education more broadly are discussed. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Chick, Helen AU - Pierce, Robyn Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 19 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 2 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Elementary Secondary Education KW - Statistics KW - Principals KW - Numeracy KW - Mathematics Skills KW - National Competency Tests KW - Foreign Countries KW - Reports KW - Teachers KW - Educational Assessment KW - Graphs KW - Tables (Data) KW - Data Interpretation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651844843?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 10102 6410 5964; 7196; 8190 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 183; 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 2582 2574 3629 6582; 3169 3626; 6940 107 10789 6447; 4485 11302; 10430 11302; 8824 8477; 6421 9690 1 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Assessment of Student Professional Outcomes for Continuous Improvement AN - 1651844834; EJ1018587 AB - This article describes a method for the assessment of professional student outcomes (performance-type outcomes or soft skills). The method is based upon group activities, research on modern electrical engineering topics by individual students, classroom presentations on chosen research topics, final presentations, and technical report writing. Assessment activities include application of a checklist that measures professional student outcomes of teamwork, life-long learning, and communication skills including oral and written communication and presentation skills. The results are discussed with the students and faculty for feedback purposes to establish a stronger relationship between quality assurance and continuous improvement of professional student outcomes crucial for engineers to be successful in their profession. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Keshavarz, Mohsen AU - Baghdarnia, Mostafa Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 33 EP - 40 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Iran (Tehran) KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Thinking Skills KW - Course Evaluation KW - Class Activities KW - Critical Thinking KW - Problem Solving KW - Communication Skills KW - Outcomes of Education KW - Library Skills KW - Engineering KW - Engineering Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Public Speaking KW - Student Research KW - College Students UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651844834?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 4744 8046 3150; 1806 10278 8016 4542; 3471 10669; 3474 8260 3150; 7454; 2342 3626; 10248 8836; 6027 5161 9690 1; 2432 1710; 10852 1701 1 9690; 1858 9690 1; 8233 1710; 1571 9146 126; 8472 9960 1849 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Fostering Communication between Students Working Collaboratively: Results from a Practitioner Action Research Study AN - 1651844004; EJ1018616 AB - As a secondary mathematics teacher, I used practitioner action research to determine effective ways to intervene with students working in groups, with the goal of improving their communication. Utilising transcripts of group interactions and teacher interventions, field notes, and student feedback, I discovered ten different issues that prevent students from communicating effectively and developed ways in which I could intervene with the students, when these issues occurred, through questions or comments. Readers may identify with the issues presented in this article and be able to use the interventions to help improve discourse between their students working in groups. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Quebec Fuentes, Sarah Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 48 EP - 71 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - United States (Northeast) KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Action Research KW - Discourse Communities KW - Intervention KW - Sociocultural Patterns KW - Group Dynamics KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Instructional Innovation KW - Communication Strategies KW - Communication Problems KW - Group Activities KW - Geometry KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651844004?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 122 8836; 2225 5882; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4509 126; 1855 8234; 1859 6582; 4516 5348 8768; 5470; 4343 6410 5964; 2901 1873 4542; 10621 3227 6582; 9829; 5251 3215 5188 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Teaching Games Level Design Using the StarCraft II Editor AN - 1651843612; EJ1018586 AB - Level design is often characterised as "where the rubber hits the road" in game development. It is a core area of games design, alongside design of game rules and narrative. However, there is a lack of literature dedicated to documenting teaching games design, let alone the more specialised topic of level design. Furthermore, there is a lack of formal frameworks for best practice in level design, as professional game developers often rely on intuition and previous experience. As a result, there is little for games design teachers to draw on when presented with the opportunity to teach a level design unit. In this paper, we discuss the design and implementation of a games level design unit in which students use the StarCraft II Galaxy Editor. We report on two cycles of an action research project, reflecting upon our experiences with respect to student feedback and peer review, and outlining our plans for improving the unit in years to come. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Sweetser, Penelope Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 12 EP - 25 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 2 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Video Games KW - Action Research KW - Student Projects KW - Feedback (Response) KW - College Faculty KW - Design KW - Evaluation Methods KW - Technology Uses in Education KW - Foreign Countries KW - Student Attitudes KW - Lecture Method KW - Educational Games KW - Peer Evaluation KW - College Students KW - Student Evaluation KW - Educational Technology KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651843612?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 2768; 3206 4270 126; 122 8836; 3268 10669; 4744 8046 3150; 4109 4335; 11255 4270 126; 10621 3227 6582; 5922 10621 3227 6582; 3629 6582; 10205 3626; 10240 9146 126; 3924 5348 8768; 10181 730; 7669 3626; 1774 3780 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 8267; 1806 10278 8016 4542; 10675 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Student Teacher and Cooperating Teacher Tensions in a High School Mathematics Teacher Internship: The Case of Luis and Sheri AN - 1651843559; EJ1018596 AB - We investigate interpersonal difficulties that student teachers and cooperating teachers may experience during the teaching internship by exploring the tension between one high school mathematics student teacher and his cooperating teacher. We identified seven causes of this tension, which included different ideas about what mathematics should be taught, how it should be taught, and a strained personal relationship. We compare these findings with results from interviews with six other student teachers and eight of their mentors to explore the uniqueness of this case. We also offer suggestions for better preparing student teachers and cooperating teachers for the teacher internship. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Rhoads, Kathryn AU - Samkoff, Aron AU - Weber, Keith Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 108 EP - 128 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - United States (Northeast) KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - High Schools KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Student Teacher Attitudes KW - Academic Freedom KW - Cooperating Teachers KW - Student Teachers KW - Case Studies KW - Supervisor Supervisee Relationship KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Semi Structured Interviews KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Conflict KW - Internship Programs KW - Difficulty Level KW - Feedback (Response) KW - Mentors KW - Interpersonal Relationship KW - Mathematical Aptitude KW - Time Management KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651843559?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 5441 8331 3692 5882; 10267 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542 10591 8267 3417 5703 4908 8917; 2220 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 2112; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 10345 5449 8768; 6545 9017 6752 9651 6582 8016 4542; 10261 730; 10482 730; 1326 3629 6582 8836; 10621 3227 6582; 3924 5348 8768; 9506 5472 3629 6582; 10866 153 4398; 6395 576; 2849; 45 4185; 5449 8768 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Constructing Meanings of Mathematical Registers Using Metaphorical Reasoning and Models AN - 1651843347; EJ1018695 AB - Current debates about successful mathematics pedagogy suggest that mathematical learning and problem solving can be enhanced by using metaphors as they provide students with a tool for thinking. But assisting pre-service teachers to understand the importance of careful and accurate explanations for mathematical concepts remains an issue. This paper investigates how a mathematics teacher made use of models and metaphors to construct mathematical meanings within a transformational shift between less- and more-mathematical language. The Peircian model of semiosis was employed to identify the conceptual relationships in the metaphors and to analyse possible discrepancies between the literal meaning of metaphors, the teacher's intended meaning and the targeted mathematical concepts. The findings indicate that the syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic features of the language used in mathematics teaching play a significant role in student learning. Teachers' knowledge of students' prior understanding of mathematical meaning of related concepts and their knowledge of examples, models, and language that are pedagogically preferable jointly affect the quality of teaching. JF - Mathematics Teacher Education and Development AU - Lai, Mun Yee Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 29 EP - 47 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: mted@merga.net.au; Web site: http://www.merga.net.au/ VL - 15 IS - 1 SN - 1442-3901, 1442-3901 KW - China KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Secondary Education KW - Grade 7 KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Language Usage KW - Mathematical Models KW - Mathematics Instruction KW - Logical Thinking KW - Teacher Education KW - Semi Structured Interviews KW - Figurative Language KW - Secondary School Mathematics KW - Secondary School Teachers KW - Pragmatics KW - Semantics KW - Discourse Analysis KW - Syntax KW - Foreign Countries KW - Mathematics Teachers KW - Mathematical Concepts UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1651843347?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 3967 5746 6111; 6169 1710; 6404 6752 9651 6582; 6419 5242; 6396; 5800; 10416 4466 2754 6089 9804 9351 5964; 9503 2754 6089 9804 9351 5964 9511 7807 4918 6087 10830; 8080 9511 7807 4918 5964 6087 10830; 9417 9414 2515 6416; 4424 5264; 9420 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 6422 10591 8267 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917; 2900 10157 3629 6582; 10507 8260 3150; 9506 5472 3629 6582 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Optimized holistic municipal right-of-way capital improvement planning AN - 1567068748; 20496425 AB - Much of North America's critical municipal right-of-way (ROW) infrastructure is facing a severe deficit in planned maintenance, rehabilitation, and renewal spending. An optimized holistic approach for capital improvement planning allows for the consideration of contiguity savings and efficiencies through the synchronization of rehabilitation and renewal projects for collocated segments from different ROW infrastructure component systems. This paper presents the results of the application of a holistic methodology to a small ROW network made up of segments of varying condition and criticality. This methodology was developed utilizing an evolutionary genetic algorithm to optimize a five-year capital improvement plan. The results from the application of the holistic model to an existing ROW network indicate that it is successful in achieving savings through synchronization and in providing superior maintenance, rehabilitation, and renewal plans when compared to the traditional paradigm where independent plans are created for road, sewer, and water utilities.Original Abstract: Une grande partie des infrastructures municipales importantes de droit de passage fait face a un manque important de depenses en planification d'entretien, en rehabilitation et en de renovation. Une approche globale optimisee en planification d'amelioration des immobilisations permet de tenir compte des economies de contiguite et des efficacites grace a la synchronisation des projets de rehabilitation et de renovation pour les segments co-implantes de divers systemes de composantes d'infrastructure de droits de passage. Cet article presente les resultats de l'application d'une methode globale a un petit reseau de droits de passage comportant des segments a conditions et criticites variables. Cette methode a ete developpee en utilisant un algorithme genetique evolutionnaire afin d'optimiser un plan quinquennal d'amelioration des immobilisations. Les resultats de l'application du modele global a un reseau de droit de passage existant indiquent qu'il permet des economies grace a la synchronisation et fournit de meilleurs plans d'entretien, de rehabilitation et de renovation lorsque ces derniers sont compares au paradigme traditionnel selon lequel des plans independants sont elabores pour les routes, les egouts et services d'eau. [Traduit par la Redaction] JF - Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering/Revue canadienne de genie civil AU - Carey, Brad D AU - Lueke, Jason S AD - Curtin University, School of Built Environment, GPO Box U1987, Perth, 6845 Western Australia., brad.carey@curtin.edu.au Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 1244 EP - 1251 PB - NRC Research Press VL - 40 IS - 12 SN - 0315-1468, 0315-1468 KW - Aqualine Abstracts; Water Resources Abstracts; ASFA 3: Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality KW - planning KW - infrastructure KW - optimization KW - rehabilitation KW - renewal KW - maintenance KW - genetic algorithms KW - capital planning KW - planification KW - optimisation KW - renovation KW - entretien KW - algorithmes genetiques KW - planification en immobilisations KW - Mathematical models KW - Rehabilitation KW - Maintenance KW - Utilities KW - Civil engineering KW - Civil Engineering KW - Right-of-way KW - Roads KW - Planning KW - Networks KW - Q5 08503:Characteristics, behavior and fate KW - AQ 00006:Sewage KW - SW 4020:Evaluation process UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1567068748?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=Canadian+Journal+of+Civil+Engineering%2FRevue+canadienne+de+genie+civil&rft.atitle=Optimized+holistic+municipal+right-of-way+capital+improvement+planning&rft.au=Carey%2C+Brad+D%3BLueke%2C+Jason+S&rft.aulast=Carey&rft.aufirst=Brad&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=40&rft.issue=12&rft.spage=1244&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Canadian+Journal+of+Civil+Engineering%2FRevue+canadienne+de+genie+civil&rft.issn=03151468&rft_id=info:doi/10.1139%2Fcjce-2012-0183 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2015-06-01 N1 - Number of references - 20 N1 - Last updated - 2016-10-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mathematical models; Civil engineering; Civil Engineering; Right-of-way; Roads; Rehabilitation; Planning; Networks; Utilities; Maintenance DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2012-0183 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Feasibility of a computer-assisted alcohol SBIRT program in an urban emergency department: patient and research staff perspectives AN - 1558995700; 201430865 AB - The study objective was to assess the feasibility of a computerized alcohol-screening interview (CASI) program to identify at-risk alcohol users among adult emergency department (ED) patients. The study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of implementing a computerized screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) program within a busy urban ED setting, to report on accurate deployment of alcohol screening results, and to assess comprehension and satisfaction with CASI from both patient and research staff perspectives. This study demonstrates that an ED-based computerized alcohol screening program is both acceptable to patients and effective in educating patients about their alcohol risk level. Computer-assisted SBIRT may represent a significant time-saving measure, allowing EDs to reach larger numbers of patients for alcohol intervention without causing undue clinical burden or interruptions to clinical care. Future studies with follow-up are needed to replicate the results and assess drinking reductions post-intervention. Adapted from the source document. JF - NIDA Addiction Science & Clinical Practice AU - Murphy, Mary K AU - Bijur, Polly E AU - Rosenbloom, David AU - Bernstein, Steven L AU - Gallagher, E John AD - Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, 464 Congress Ave, Suite 260, 06519, New Haven, CT, USA mary.murphy@yale.edu Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 1 EP - 10 PB - RTI International, Rockville, MD VL - 8 SN - 1940-0632, 1940-0632 KW - Computerized alcohol screening Brief intervention Emergency department SBIRT KW - Drug education KW - Screening KW - Feasibility KW - Referrals KW - Accident and emergency departments KW - At risk KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1558995700?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=NIDA+Addiction+Science+%26+Clinical+Practice&rft.atitle=Feasibility+of+a+computer-assisted+alcohol+SBIRT+program+in+an+urban+emergency+department%3A+patient+and+research+staff+perspectives&rft.au=Murphy%2C+Mary+K%3BBijur%2C+Polly+E%3BRosenbloom%2C+David%3BBernstein%2C+Steven+L%3BGallagher%2C+E+John&rft.aulast=Murphy&rft.aufirst=Mary&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=8&rft.issue=&rft.spage=1&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=NIDA+Addiction+Science+%26+Clinical+Practice&rft.issn=19400632&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1940-0640-8-2 L2 - http://www.drugabuse.gov/ascp/index.html LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2014-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Accident and emergency departments; Feasibility; Screening; At risk; Referrals; Drug education DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1940-0640-8-2 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - S-nitrosated alpha -1-acid glycoprotein kills drug-resistant bacteria and aids survival in sepsis AN - 1551635757; 20340505 AB - Treating infections with exogenous NO, which shows broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, appears to be effective. Similar to NO biosynthesis, biosynthesis of alpha -1-acid glycoprotein variant A (AGPa), with a reduced cysteine (Cys149), increases markedly during inflammation and infection. We hypothesized that AGPa is an S-nitrosation target in acute-phase proteins. This study aimed to determine whether S-nitrosated AGPa (SNO-AGPa) may be the first compound of this novel antibacterial class against multidrug-resistant bacteria. AGPa was incubated with RAW264.7 cells activated by lipopolysaccharide and interferon- gamma . The antimicrobial effects of SNO-AGPa were determined by measuring the turbidity of the bacterial suspensions in vitro and survival in a murine sepsis model in vivo, respectively. Results indicated that endogenous NO generated by activated RAW264.7 cells caused S-nitrosation of AGPa at Cys149. SNO-AGPa strongly inhibited growth of gram-positive, gram-negative, and multidrug-resistant bacteria and was an extremely potent bacteriostatic compound (IC50: 10-9 to 10-6 M). The antibacterial mechanism of SNO-AGPa involves S-transnitrosation from SNO-AGPa to bacterial cells. Treatment with SNO-AGPa, but not with AGPa, markedly reduced bacterial counts in blood and liver in a mouse sepsis model. The sialyl residues of AGPa seem to suppress the antibacterial activity, since SNO-asialo AGPa was more potent than SNO-AGPa.-Watanabe, K., Ishima, Y., Akaike, T., Sawa, T., Kuroda, T., Ogawa, W., Watanabe, H., Suenaga, A., Kai, T., Otagiri, M., Maruyama, T. S-nitrosated alpha -1-acid glycoprotein kills drug-resistant bacteria and aids survival in sepsis. JF - FASEB Journal AU - Watanabe, Kaori AU - Ishima, Yu AU - Akaike, Takaaki AU - Sawa, Tomohiro AU - Kuroda, Teruo AU - Ogawa, Wakano AU - Watanabe, Hiroshi AU - Suenaga, Ayaka AU - Kai, Toshiya AU - Otagiri, Masaki AU - Maruyama, Toru AD - Department of Biopharmaceutics and, tomaru@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 391 EP - 398 PB - Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda MD 20814 United States VL - 27 IS - 1 SN - 0892-6638, 0892-6638 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Virology & AIDS Abstracts; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - nitric oxide KW - acute-phase protein KW - post-translational modification KW - Bacteria KW - gamma -Interferon KW - Antimicrobial activity KW - Antibacterial activity KW - Drug resistance KW - Animal models KW - Survival KW - Infection KW - Antimicrobial agents KW - Inflammation KW - Acute phase substances KW - Blood KW - Sepsis KW - Cysteine KW - Liver KW - Lipopolysaccharides KW - Nitric oxide KW - Glycoproteins KW - Turbidity KW - A 01340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials KW - V 22360:AIDS and HIV KW - J 02340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1551635757?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=FASEB+Journal&rft.atitle=S-nitrosated+alpha+-1-acid+glycoprotein+kills+drug-resistant+bacteria+and+aids+survival+in+sepsis&rft.au=Watanabe%2C+Kaori%3BIshima%2C+Yu%3BAkaike%2C+Takaaki%3BSawa%2C+Tomohiro%3BKuroda%2C+Teruo%3BOgawa%2C+Wakano%3BWatanabe%2C+Hiroshi%3BSuenaga%2C+Ayaka%3BKai%2C+Toshiya%3BOtagiri%2C+Masaki%3BMaruyama%2C+Toru&rft.aulast=Watanabe&rft.aufirst=Kaori&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=27&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=391&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=FASEB+Journal&rft.issn=08926638&rft_id=info:doi/10.1096%2Ffj.12-217794 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-03-17 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - gamma -Interferon; Antimicrobial activity; Antibacterial activity; Drug resistance; Animal models; Survival; Infection; Inflammation; Antimicrobial agents; Blood; Acute phase substances; Sepsis; Cysteine; Liver; Lipopolysaccharides; Nitric oxide; Glycoproteins; Turbidity; Bacteria DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1096/fj.12-217794 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Diet of whale sharks Rhincodon typus inferred from stomach content and signature fatty acid analyses AN - 1544008222; 20199595 AB - Whale sharks Rhincodon typus are large filter-feeders that are frequently observed feeding in surface zooplankton patches at their tropical and subtropical coastal aggregation sites. Using signature fatty acid (FA) analyses from their subdermal connective tissue and stomach content analysis, we tested whether whale sharks in Mozambique and South Africa predominantly feed on these prey and/or what other prey they target. Arachidonic acid (20:40)[omega]6; mean + or - SD = 17.8 + or - 2.0% of total FA), 18:0 and 18:10)[omega]9c were major FA of whale sharks, while in contrast, coastal epipelagic zooplankton collected near feeding whale sharks had 22:60)3 (docosahexaenoic acid), 16:0 and 20:50)3 (eicosapentaenoic acid) as major FA. Stomach contents of 3 stranded sharks were dominated by mysids (61 to 92 % of prey items), another one by sergestids (56 %), and a fifth stomach was empty. The dominant mysids (82 % index of relative importance) were demersal zooplankton that migrate into the water column at night, suggesting night-time feeding by whale sharks. High levels of bacterial FA in whale sharks (5.3 + or - 1.4 % TFA), indicating a detrital link, potentially via demersal zooplankton, also support night-time foraging activity. High levels of oleic acid (16.0 + or - 2.5%) in whale sharks and their similarity with FA profiles of shrimp, mysids, copepods and myctophid fishes from the meso- and bathypelagic zone suggest that whale sharks also forage in deep-water. Our findings suggest that, in the patchy food environment of tropical systems, whale sharks forage in coastal waters during the day and night, and in oceanic waters on deep-water zooplankton and fishes during their long-distance movements. JF - Marine Ecology Progress Series AU - Rohner, Christoph A AU - Couturier, Lydie IE AU - Richardson, Anthony J AU - Pierce, Simon J AU - Prebble, Clare EM AU - Gibbons, Mark J AU - Nichols, Peter D AD - Climate Adaptation Flagship, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, EcoScience Precinct, GPO Box 2583, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia; Biophysical Oceanography Group, School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia; Manta Ray and Whale Shark Research Centre, Marine Megafauna Foundation, Praia do Tofo, Inhambane, Mozambique, c.rohnerl@uq.edu.au Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 219 EP - 235 PB - Inter-Research, Nordbuente 23 Oldendorf/Luhe 21385 Germany VL - 493 SN - 0171-8630, 0171-8630 KW - Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources; Ecology Abstracts KW - Feeding ecology KW - Omega 6 fatty acids KW - Signature lipids KW - Mysida KW - Chondrichthyans KW - Fatty acid biomarkers KW - Food organisms KW - Connective tissues KW - Food KW - Arachidonic acid KW - Migration KW - Water column KW - Marine fish KW - ISW, Mozambique KW - Docosahexaenoic acid KW - Copepoda KW - South Africa KW - Prey KW - Bathypelagic zone KW - Diets KW - Marine KW - Feeding KW - Foraging behavior KW - Decapoda KW - Zooplankton KW - Coastal waters KW - Stranding KW - Stomach content KW - Movements KW - Eicosapentaenoic acid KW - Fatty acids KW - Migrations KW - Cetacea KW - Rhincodon typus KW - Oleic acid KW - Stomach KW - O 1070:Ecology/Community Studies KW - Q1 08461:Plankton KW - D 04040:Ecosystem and Ecology Studies UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1544008222?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=Diet+of+whale+sharks+Rhincodon+typus+inferred+from+stomach+content+and+signature+fatty+acid+analyses&rft.au=Rohner%2C+Christoph+A%3BCouturier%2C+Lydie+IE%3BRichardson%2C+Anthony+J%3BPierce%2C+Simon+J%3BPrebble%2C+Clare+EM%3BGibbons%2C+Mark+J%3BNichols%2C+Peter+D&rft.aulast=Rohner&rft.aufirst=Christoph&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=493&rft.issue=&rft.spage=219&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Marine+Ecology+Progress+Series&rft.issn=01718630&rft_id=info:doi/10.3354%2Fmepsl0500 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-07-01 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Marine fish; Food organisms; Stomach content; Connective tissues; Migrations; Fatty acids; Bathypelagic zone; Stranding; Feeding; Foraging behavior; Food; Zooplankton; Arachidonic acid; Coastal waters; Migration; Water column; Docosahexaenoic acid; Eicosapentaenoic acid; Movements; Oleic acid; Stomach; Prey; Decapoda; Copepoda; Rhincodon typus; Cetacea; ISW, Mozambique; South Africa; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/mepsl0500 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Detailed mapping of the southern terminus of the Big and Little Chino fault zones, north-central Arizona AN - 1529797332; 2014-036564 AB - Recent detailed geologic mapping completed north of Prescott in central Arizona identifies multiple fault scarps extending about 15 km south of the previously mapped terminus of Big Chino Fault. The strike of the fault zone changes from SE along the north side of Big Chino Valley to S along the east side of Little Chino Valley. The pattern of faulting is complex in detail, with orientations ranging from E to SW, but primary fault strikes are SE, SSE, and S. Faults cut primarily Paleozoic carbonate rocks and extensive late Miocene to Pliocene volcanic rocks, but locally, Quaternary alluvial deposits are faulted as well. Surface displacement is variable but generally down to the SW, with the possibility of substantial right-lateral displacement across 2 fault strands. Fault scarps are <10 m high and are fairly gentle, yet appear to have re-oriented local drainage networks and may have affected regional drainage patterns as well. A fortuitous roadcut through a complex fault zone in Little Chino Valley provides insights into the late Quaternary rupture history of these faults. The road cuts entirely through a 10 m-high fault scarp and alluvial ridge. A team of AZGS geologists and volunteers mapped the 80-m long exposure, where we identified 14 individual faults forming a SE-trending graben on the crest of the fault scarp. A stacked sequence of five moderately to weakly developed buried Pleistocene soils records at least 3 individual surface-faulting events with up to 3 m of cumulative vertical displacement across individual faults. A radiocarbon date of 6.5 ka was obtained from charcoal associated with deposits that filled the youngest fault-related graben, suggesting a latest Pleistocene to early Holocene age of youngest rupture. This age estimate is similar to the estimated age of the youngest event for the main Big Chino fault zone, suggesting that the Big and Little Chino fault zones, and the splays between them, may have ruptured in the most recent large earthquake. This increases the length of the fault zone from 50 km to at least 65 km, suggesting that the most recent large earthquake was at least M7. JF - Abstracts with Programs - Geological Society of America AU - Gootee, Brian AU - Young, Jeri J AU - Pearthree, Philip A AU - Ferguson, Charles A AU - Anonymous Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 607 PB - Geological Society of America (GSA), Boulder, CO VL - 45 IS - 7 SN - 0016-7592, 0016-7592 KW - 16:Structural geology UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1529797332?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%3Ageorefmodule&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.atitle=Detailed+mapping+of+the+southern+terminus+of+the+Big+and+Little+Chino+fault+zones%2C+north-central+Arizona&rft.au=Gootee%2C+Brian%3BYoung%2C+Jeri+J%3BPearthree%2C+Philip+A%3BFerguson%2C+Charles+A%3BAnonymous&rft.aulast=Gootee&rft.aufirst=Brian&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=45&rft.issue=7&rft.spage=607&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Abstracts+with+Programs+-+Geological+Society+of+America&rft.issn=00167592&rft_id=info:doi/ L2 - https://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2013AM/webprogram/Paper232896.html LA - English DB - GeoRef N1 - Conference title - Geological Society of America, 2013 annual meeting & exposition N1 - Copyright - GeoRef, Copyright 2014, American Geosciences Institute. Reference includes data supplied by the Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO, United States N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - PubXState - CO N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-29 N1 - CODEN - GAAPBC ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Scaffolding Pre-Service Teachers Representing Their Learning Journeys with ePortfolios AN - 1509083036; EJ1012881 AB - The term "scaffolding" is often used loosely to describe a broad range of interventions or devices for learners and in many instances the actual nature of the scaffold is unclear. In the true sense, for "scaffolding" to take place the activity needs to be for the learner's own intentions, i.e. a task that he or she sets for themselves. The scaffold must also operate within the learner's Zone of Proximal Development, working at the learner's level of comprehension and drawing the learning into new areas of exploration. A final characteristic of scaffolding is that the scaffold is gradually withdrawn as the learner becomes more competent. The study described in this paper draws on concepts of scaffolding to support beginning pre-service teachers to establish an eportfolio for their course. The students use the eportfolio environment "PebblePad" to store resources and reflect on experiences as they journey through their course. This paper describes and reflects on the processes and artefacts used to scaffold the first year pre-service teachers as they conceptualise and frame their learning journey eportfolios. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Masters, Jennifer Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 1 EP - 9 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Program Descriptions KW - Action Research KW - Instructional Development KW - Learning Processes KW - Electronic Learning KW - Portfolios (Background Materials) KW - Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) KW - Courseware KW - Preservice Teachers KW - Learning Activities KW - Teaching Methods KW - Teacher Education Programs UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509083036?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9121 10621 3227 6582; 8145 1806 10278 8016 4542; 8027 2392 8697; 3340 10675 5882; 10511 8331; 5904 1710; 5883 126; 5247 3184 2787; 10621 3227 6582; 2352 5258 3224 2059; 8295; 122 8836 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Dynamics of Instructional and Perceptual Factors in Instructional Design Competence Development AN - 1509083026; EJ1012885 AB - The nine-month study reported in this paper used mixed methods data and a qualitative analysis to examine the skill and perceptual development of 17 graduate design students. Individual differences, perceptions and preferences that apparently promoted rapid and productive development included: design efficacy, mastery goals, preference for cognitive challenge and tolerance for risk-taking. Novice learners benefited from content and context familiarity, but as they developed competence, they gained from choosing less familiar tasks and content. Features of the learning environment identified as contributing to novice designers' knowledge and skill development were: authentic projects, detailed assignment specifications, multiple types and levels of feedback, and clear alignment with professional performance standards. These findings inform the strategic design of instructional opportunities for novice designers and similarly complex applied professional fields. (Contains 1 table.) JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Hardre, Patricia L. AU - Kollmann, Sherry Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 46 EP - 60 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. 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A variety of media combinations have been applied to course pages by eLearning practitioners, making it possible to examine learning concepts emerging from the research in the light of responses from learners. This study explores learner perceptions of engagement following completion of 393 courses developed by a commercial eLearning provider. Three media combinations are examined. Each course selected for the sample applies one of the three combinations on the majority of content pages. Responses from the 22,959 learners who completed post-training surveys are evaluated, with the goal of determining how learner engagement is influenced by the application of two cognitive learning principles--the multiple representation principle and the split-attention principle. Both principles are found to have limited impact on narrow audiences of intrinsically motivated learners, but significant impact on engagement with broader audiences of learners who are assigned or required to take the training. When applied in the field, these two cognitive learning principles dramatically broaden the audience of learners who feel engaged with the learning experience. (Contains 9 tables.) JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Swann, William Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 61 EP - 74 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Learner Engagement KW - Instructional Design KW - Difficulty Level KW - Short Term Memory KW - Electronic Learning KW - Comparative Analysis KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Student Attitudes KW - Learning Theories KW - Courseware KW - Attention KW - Tables (Data) KW - Student Surveys KW - Student Motivation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509082343?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 3340 10675 5882; 2352 5258 3224 2059; 5913 10830; 1710; 10181 730; 5880; 5246 2768; 10226 6827; 2849; 9615 6519 1710; 1955 3629 6582; 10430 11302; 10260 10380 3629 6582; 722 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Embedding Environmental Sustainability in the Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum: A Case Study AN - 1509082323; EJ1012883 AB - In spite of increasing attention devoted to the importance of embedding sustainability in university curricula, few Australian universities include specific green chemistry units, and there is no mention of green or sustainable chemistry concepts in the majority of units. In this paper, an argument is posited that all universities should embed sustainable chemistry within all Chemistry courses because it is the morally correct stance to minimise the harm of climate change. Attitudes of chemistry lecturers towards integrating sustainability into their teaching have been probed and it was found, using an established model, that personal environmental perspectives are critical to their attitude. Importantly, academic staff whose research has an environmental component were more likely to incorporate sustainability into their teaching while others struggled to find ways to do so even when they believed it to be important. This paper will recommend that resources are required to assist academic staff without a green chemistry research program to incorporate sustainability into their teaching and several suggestions are provided. (Contains 3 tables and 1 figure.) JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Schultz, Madeleine Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 20 EP - 33 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Australia KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Course Content KW - Chemistry KW - Environmental Education KW - Case Studies KW - Climate KW - Teacher Attitudes KW - Science Instruction KW - Sustainability KW - College Faculty KW - Foreign Countries KW - Conservation (Environment) KW - Interviews KW - Teaching Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509082323?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 4109 4335; 3521 3150; 1418 7868 6976 9351 5964; 10482 730; 9337 5242; 10385 3627 2416 10031; 1646 7854 3518; 2339 2346 7404; 4744 8046 3150; 1774 3780 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 8267; 2133; 10621 3227 6582; 5472 3629 6582; 1326 3629 6582 8836 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - International Social Work Field Placement or Volunteer Tourism? Developing an Asset-Based Justice-Learning Field Experience AN - 1509082209; EJ1012882 AB - This paper examines a developing model for building an international social work placement that meets the needs of the host agency and community first. The paper addresses the challenges for social work departments to develop a strong learning environment while also keeping primary the needs of the host community and agency. JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Sossou, Marie-Antoinette AU - Dubus, Nicole Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 10 EP - 19 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - Ghana KW - Kentucky KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Program Descriptions KW - Tourism KW - Culturally Relevant Education KW - Volunteers KW - Community Development KW - Learning Experience KW - Justice KW - Placement KW - Counselor Training KW - Foreign Countries KW - Service Learning KW - College Students KW - Field Experience Programs KW - Social Work UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509082209?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9819 9806 4911 9556; 7912; 10901 5106 1202; 11385 8016 4542; 4109 4335; 3952 8331 3692 5882; 5627; 2326 10939; 8295; 9552 3692 5882; 5893 3685 853; 1806 10278 8016 4542; 2501 3150 8774 2494; 1895 2787 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sociocultural Affordances of Online Peer Engagement AN - 1509081274; EJ1012884 AB - University learning increasingly includes online learning experiences embedded within teaching with the dual policy intentions of increasing flexibility and learner engagement. In this research project, three university lecturers from different teaching contexts selected technologies for online learning to enhance learner engagement by encouraging peer learning. A sociocultural view of learning was used to conceptualise the technological and social affordances that might enable student peer participation and engagement. The research explored the question: "What are the benefits and barriers experienced by students engaging in online peer collaboration?" Students reported benefits including a sense of belonging that enhanced motivation, and professional identity. This article also reports on some of the challenges for students and University academics when engaging in online learning communities. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.) JF - Journal of Learning Design AU - Willis, Jill AU - Davis, Kate AU - Chaplin, Sally Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 34 EP - 45 PB - Queensland University of Technology. GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia. Tel: +61-7-313-80585; Fax: +61-7-313-83474; e-mail: jld@qut.edu.au; Web site: http://www.jld.qut.edu.au VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1832-8342, 1832-8342 KW - ERIC, Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE) KW - Higher Education KW - Postsecondary Education KW - Program Effectiveness KW - Cooperative Learning KW - Barriers KW - Action Research KW - Student Participation KW - Peer Teaching KW - Sociocultural Patterns KW - Communities of Practice KW - Computer Uses in Education KW - Inquiry KW - College Faculty KW - Online Courses KW - Cognitive Processes KW - Technology Integration KW - Web 2.0 Technologies KW - College Students KW - Emotional Response KW - Educational Technology KW - Student Motivation UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1509081274?accountid=14244 LA - English DB - ERIC N1 - Last updated - 2017-01-13 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 7330 2074 2073 10675 2351 2515; 1806 10278 8016 4542; 1774 3780 9247 3417 8016 4542 5703 4908 8917 8267; 7678 10621 3227 6582; 9829; 10671; 10233 10183 909 7615; 874 8234; 8299; 2225 5882; 10226 6827; 1872 1873 4542; 11437 5168 10669; 2074 2073 10675; 3268 10669; 122 8836; 5197 6582; 3395 8930 909; 1710 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Genome Diversification Mechanism of Rodent and Lagomorpha Chemokine Genes AN - 1508761228; 19389503 AB - Chemokines are a large family of small cytokines that are involved in host defence and body homeostasis through recruitment of cells expressing their receptors. Their genes are known to undergo rapid evolution. Therefore, the number and content of chemokine genes can be quite diverse among the different species, making the orthologous relationships often ambiguous even between closely related species. Given that rodents and rabbit are useful experimental models in medicine and drug development, we have deduced the chemokine genes from the genome sequences of several rodent species and rabbit and compared them with those of human and mouse to determine the orthologous relationships. The interspecies differences should be taken into consideration when experimental results from animal models are extrapolated into humans. The chemokine gene lists and their orthologous relationships presented here will be useful for studies using these animal models. Our analysis also enables us to reconstruct possible gene duplication processes that generated the different sets of chemokine genes in these species. JF - BioMed Research International AU - Shibata, Kanako AU - Nomiyama, Hisayuki AU - Yoshie, Osamu AU - Tanase, Sumio AD - School of Health Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kuhonji, Kumamoto 860-0976, Japan, nomiyama@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation, P.O. Box 3079 Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223 United States VL - 2013 SN - 2314-6133, 2314-6133 KW - Genetics Abstracts; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Genomes KW - Lagomorpha KW - Chemokines KW - Animal models KW - Cytokines KW - Drug development KW - Evolutionary genetics KW - Homeostasis KW - Evolution KW - W 30940:Products KW - G 07730:Development & Cell Cycle UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1508761228?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=BioMed+Research+International&rft.atitle=Genome+Diversification+Mechanism+of+Rodent+and+Lagomorpha+Chemokine+Genes&rft.au=Shibata%2C+Kanako%3BNomiyama%2C+Hisayuki%3BYoshie%2C+Osamu%3BTanase%2C+Sumio&rft.aulast=Shibata&rft.aufirst=Kanako&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BioMed+Research+International&rft.issn=23146133&rft_id=info:doi/10.1155%2F2013%2F856265 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Number of references - 1 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Genomes; Chemokines; Animal models; Cytokines; Drug development; Homeostasis; Evolutionary genetics; Evolution; Lagomorpha DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/856265 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Comparative Effects of Phosphoenolpyruvate, a Glycolytic Intermediate, as an Organ Preservation Agent with Glucose and N-Acetylcysteine against Organ Damage during Cold Storage of Mouse Liver and Kidney AN - 1505338762; 19286346 AB - We evaluated the usefulness of phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP), a glycolytic intermediate with antioxidative and energy supplementation potentials, as an organ preservation agent. Using ex vivo mouse liver and kidney of a static cold storage model, we compared the effects of PEP against organ damage and oxidative stress during cold preservation with those of glucose or N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage, histological changes, and oxidative stress parameters (measured as thiobarbituric acid reactive substance and glutathione content) were determined. PEP (100 mM) significantly prevented an increase in LDH leakage, histological changes, such as tubulonecrosis and vacuolization, and changes in oxidative stress parameters during 72 h of cold preservation in mouse liver. Although glucose (100 mM) partly prevented LDH leakage and histological changes, no effects against oxidative stress were observed. By contrast, NAC inhibited oxidative stress in the liver and did not prevent LDH leakage or histological changes. PEP also significantly prevented kidney damage during cold preservation in a dose-dependent manner, and the protective effects were superior to those of glucose and NAC. We suggest that PEP, a functional carbohydrate with organ protective and antioxidative activities, may be useful as an organ preservation agent in clinical transplantation. JF - ISRN Pharmacology AU - Ishitsuka, Yoichi AU - Fukumoto, Yusuke AU - Kondo, Yuki AU - Irikura, Mitsuru AU - Kadowaki, Daisuke AU - Narita, Yuki AU - Hirata, Sumio AU - Moriuchi, Hiroshi AU - Maruyama, Toru AU - Hamasaki, Naotaka AU - Irie, Tetsumi AD - Department of Clinical Chemistry and Informatics, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 5-1 Oe-honmachi, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan, y-zuka@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - Jan 2013 PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation, P.O. Box 3079 Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223 United States VL - 2013 KW - Toxicology Abstracts KW - Acetylcysteine KW - Cryopreservation KW - X 24300:Methods UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1505338762?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=ISRN+Pharmacology&rft.atitle=Comparative+Effects+of+Phosphoenolpyruvate%2C+a+Glycolytic+Intermediate%2C+as+an+Organ+Preservation+Agent+with+Glucose+and+N-Acetylcysteine+against+Organ+Damage+during+Cold+Storage+of+Mouse+Liver+and+Kidney&rft.au=Ishitsuka%2C+Yoichi%3BFukumoto%2C+Yusuke%3BKondo%2C+Yuki%3BIrikura%2C+Mitsuru%3BKadowaki%2C+Daisuke%3BNarita%2C+Yuki%3BHirata%2C+Sumio%3BMoriuchi%2C+Hiroshi%3BMaruyama%2C+Toru%3BHamasaki%2C+Naotaka%3BIrie%2C+Tetsumi&rft.aulast=Ishitsuka&rft.aufirst=Yoichi&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2013&rft.issue=&rft.spage=&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=ISRN+Pharmacology&rft.issn=2090-5173&rft_id=info:doi/10.1155%2F2013%2F375825 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-03-01 N1 - Last updated - 2014-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Cryopreservation DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/375825 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Beyond living with capitalism: the labour party, macroeconomics, and political economy since 1994 AN - 1499080580; 4529023 AB - In 1994 Dan Corry wrote an article in Renewal on the shape of Labour's macroeconomic policy (Corry, 1994). After almost twenty years it is striking how relevant much of the article still feels. The original piece was entitled 'Living with capitalism' but today's Labour economic policy appears to have moved beyond simply living with capitalism and is setting out an active agenda of how to change and shape it. Labour's macroeconomic policy has moved through several distinct stages over the past two decades and the very definition of what exactly constitutes a 'macroeconomic policy' has been contested. In the early 1990s traditional macroeconomic policy (defined as the use of fiscal and monetary policy to impact upon macroeconomic variables such as growth, inflation and unemployment) was downplayed in favour of an agenda of supply-side reforms. In the mid-1990s a brief flirtation occurred with a more rounded approach to 'political economy', as opposed to simple macroeconomics, focused on the concept of a stakeholder economy. But this eventually gave way to a macroeconomic framework of 'constrained discretion' for policy-makers (Bank of England independence and fiscal rules) and a renewed focus on straightforward supply-side reforms. The notion of fundamentally changing the UK's national business model was quietly dropped. From the late 1990s until the crisis of 2008 macroeconomics seemed oddly absent from British politics, in as much as when it entered political discourse it was usually reduced to seemingly endless lists of achievements (the longest period of consecutive growth since the 1800s, etc.). The crisis of 2008 saw both the return of macroeconomic policy to political debate and the return of active demand-side policies to prevent a slide into depression. In the years since the last general election a new economic agenda has been fleshed out. Labour retains a strong macroeconomic focus but is now going well beyond what are thought of as the traditional levers of macroeconomic policy and into the realm of political economy. This new agenda does not take the shape of the British economy as a given but as something which active government can influence. Adapted from the source document. JF - Renewal AU - Weldon, Duncan AD - Trades Union Congress Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 21 EP - 33 VL - 21 IS - 2-3 SN - 0968-252X, 0968-252X KW - Political Science KW - Government KW - Strikes KW - Labour parties KW - England KW - Capitalism KW - Macroeconomic policy KW - United Kingdom KW - Political economy UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1499080580?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=Renewal&rft.atitle=Beyond+living+with+capitalism%3A+the+labour+party%2C+macroeconomics%2C+and+political+economy+since+1994&rft.au=Weldon%2C+Duncan&rft.aulast=Weldon&rft.aufirst=Duncan&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=21&rft.issue=2-3&rft.spage=21&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Renewal&rft.issn=0968252X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS) N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-10 N1 - Last updated - 2014-02-18 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - 9684; 2012 4018 9713 6203; 7584 3977 5574 10472; 7168 9750; 12314 7140 2698; 5551; 438 462 129 302; 123 438 462 129 302 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Screen-based media use clusters are related to other activity behaviours and health indicators in adolescents AN - 1492640215; 18960800 AB - Background: Screen-based media (SBM) occupy a considerable portion of young peoples' discretionary leisure time. The aim of this paper was to investigate whether distinct clusters of SBM use exist, and if so, to examine the relationship of any identified clusters with other activity/sedentary behaviours and physical and mental health indicators. Methods: The data for this study come from 643 adolescents, aged 14 years, who were participating in the longitudinal Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study through May 2003 to June 2006. Time spent on SBM, phone use and reading was assessed using the Multimedia Activity Recall for Children and Adults. Height, weight, muscle strength were measured at a clinic visit and the adolescents also completed questionnaires on their physical activity and psychosocial health. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to analyse groupings of SBM use. Results: Three clusters of SBM use were found; C1 'instrumental computer users' (high email use, general computer use), C2 'multi-modal e-gamers' (both high console and computer game use) and C3 'computer e-gamers' (high computer game use only). Television viewing was moderately high amongst all the clusters. C2 males took fewer steps than their male peers in C1 and C3 (-13,787/week, 95% CI: -4619 to -22957, p = 0.003 and -14,806, 95% CI: -5,306 to -24,305, p = 0.002) and recorded less MVPA than the C1 males (-3.5 h, 95% CI: -1.0 to -5.9, p = 0.005). There was no difference in activity levels between females in clusters C1 and C3. Conclusion: SBM use by adolescents did cluster and these clusters related differently to activity/sedentary behaviours and both physical and psychosocial health indicators. It is clear that SBM use is not a single construct and future research needs to take consideration of this if it intends to understand the impact SBM has on health. JF - BMC Public Health AU - Straker, Leon AU - Smith, Anne AU - Hands, Beth AU - Olds, Tim AU - Abbott, Rebecca AD - School of Physiotherapy, Health Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth 6845, WA, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 1174 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB United Kingdom VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1471-2458, 1471-2458 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Mental disorders KW - Life cycle analysis KW - Physical activity KW - Television KW - Muscles KW - Australia KW - Children KW - Adolescents KW - Pregnancy KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492640215?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=BMC+Public+Health&rft.atitle=Screen-based+media+use+clusters+are+related+to+other+activity+behaviours+and+health+indicators+in+adolescents&rft.au=Straker%2C+Leon%3BSmith%2C+Anne%3BHands%2C+Beth%3BOlds%2C+Tim%3BAbbott%2C+Rebecca&rft.aulast=Straker&rft.aufirst=Leon&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=1174&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BMC+Public+Health&rft.issn=14712458&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1471-2458-13-1174 L2 - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/1174 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Number of references - 58 N1 - Last updated - 2014-06-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Mental disorders; Life cycle analysis; Physical activity; Television; Muscles; Children; Adolescents; Pregnancy; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-1174 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Flexitarianism: a more moral dietary option AN - 1492630395; 18954538 AB - It is morally impossible to justify the power wielded by the livestock industry. This paper describes the human, ecological and animal welfare concerns caused by excessive meat production and consumption, including climate change, water depletion and degradation, land misappropriation and degradation, rainforest destruction, biodiversity and rapid species loss and the significant threats and challenges presented to human health and wellbeing. It offers flexitarianism (flexible or part-time vegetarianism) as a personal opportunity and moral responsibility to combat the destructive duplicity of the global livestock megamachine. Through personal nutritional paradigm shifts and the resulting food choices, individuals can reclaim the possibility of a more sustainable world and global society. JF - International Journal of Sustainable Society AU - Raphaely, Talia AU - Marinova, Dora AD - Curtin University Sustainability Policy (CUSP) Institute, 3 Pakenham St., Fremantle, Perth 6160, Western Australia; Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth WA6845, Australia Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 189 EP - 211 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 1-2 SN - 1756-2538, 1756-2538 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS KW - SOCIETY AND LEISURE KW - Environment and Sustainable Development KW - Policy and Organisational Management KW - Society KW - Meat KW - Diets KW - Rain forests KW - Degradation KW - Responsibility KW - Climate change KW - Animal welfare KW - Sustainable development KW - Biological diversity KW - Nutrition KW - Livestock KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492630395?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+Sustainable+Society&rft.atitle=Flexitarianism%3A+a+more+moral+dietary+option&rft.au=Raphaely%2C+Talia%3BMarinova%2C+Dora&rft.aulast=Raphaely&rft.aufirst=Talia&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=189&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Sustainable+Society&rft.issn=17562538&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJSSOC.2014.057846 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-07-07 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Diets; Meat; Rain forests; Degradation; Responsibility; Climate change; Animal welfare; Biological diversity; Sustainable development; Nutrition; Livestock DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2014.057846 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Sustainable planning and design of large-scale metropolitan development projects AN - 1492627170; 18959294 AB - Actors in the built environment are increasingly considering environmental issues alongside functional and economic aspects of development projects. However, to date in Australia and internationally, there have been few practical examples of integrated applications of sustainability principles in the built environment across all lifecycle phases. In response to this gap, this paper proposes a conceptual framework based on the principal that early intervention is the most cost-effective and efficient means of implementing effective strategies for sustainability. A strategic environmental assessment (SEA) approach is forwarded as an umbrella analytical framework, assembled from analytical methods which are strategically 'tiered' to inform stages of the project decision-making process. Practically applied and timed accordingly, the framework can allow assessments to be targeted towards appropriate decision making levels and enable better decision-making and more efficient resource allocation for major infrastructure development projects. JF - International Journal of Sustainable Development AU - Morrissey, John AU - Iyer-Raniga, Usha AU - McLaughlin, Patricia AU - Mills, Anthony AD - Centre for Design, Design and Social Context Portfolio, RMIT University, GPO Box 2476V, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 190 EP - 203 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 16 IS - 3-4 SN - 0960-1406, 0960-1406 KW - Environmental Engineering Abstracts (EN); CSA / ASCE Civil Engineering Abstracts (CE); ANTE: Abstracts in New Technologies and Engineering (AN) KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - Environment and Sustainable Development KW - Decision making KW - Assessments KW - Phases KW - Environmental assessment KW - Strategy KW - Resource allocation KW - Sustainability KW - Mathematical analysis KW - Yes:(AN) UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492627170?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=International+Journal+of+Sustainable+Development&rft.atitle=Sustainable+planning+and+design+of+large-scale+metropolitan+development+projects&rft.au=Morrissey%2C+John%3BIyer-Raniga%2C+Usha%3BMcLaughlin%2C+Patricia%3BMills%2C+Anthony&rft.aulast=Morrissey&rft.aufirst=John&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=16&rft.issue=3-4&rft.spage=190&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Sustainable+Development&rft.issn=09601406&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJSD.2013.056561 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-02-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-08-08 DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSD.2013.056561 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Evaluation of management strategies in Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia AN - 1492622162; 18954659 AB - The spatial, multi-species nature of coral reef fisheries makes them notoriously difficult to manage. We have developed a simulation modelling approach to examine the effect of management options on the recreational fishery of Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia, that targets Spangled Emperor (Lethrinus nebulosus) model. Results show the effects of historical fishing mortality on the depletion of Spangled Emperor and the potential biological and social effects of changes in the sanctuary zones under a range of scenarios. The inherent trade-offs between the ecological and social objectives identified by the stakeholders are characterised. Some management strategies clearly perform better than others with respect to the social objectives pursued in the fishery, although none manages to improve its ecological status. JF - International Journal of Sustainable Society AU - Thebaud, Olivier AU - Little, LRichard AU - Fulton, Elizabeth AD - CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 2583 Brisbane, Qld 4001 Australia Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 102 EP - 119 PB - Inderscience Publishers Ltd., PO Box 735 Olney Bucks MK46 5WB United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 1-2 SN - 1756-2538, 1756-2538 KW - Sustainability Science Abstracts; Oceanic Abstracts; ASFA 1: Biological Sciences & Living Resources KW - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT KW - MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS KW - SOCIETY AND LEISURE KW - Environment and Sustainable Development KW - Policy and Organisational Management KW - Society KW - Marine KW - ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef KW - Mortality KW - Stakeholders KW - Historical account KW - ISW, Australia, Western Australia KW - Simulation KW - Sustainable development KW - Fishing KW - Fishery management KW - Recreation areas KW - Coral reefs KW - Fisheries KW - Marine parks KW - Fishing mortality KW - Lethrinus nebulosus KW - Sanctuaries KW - O 5080:Legal/Governmental KW - M3 1010:Issues in Sustainable Development KW - Q1 08604:Stock assessment and management UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1492622162?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+Sustainable+Society&rft.atitle=Evaluation+of+management+strategies+in+Ningaloo+Marine+Park%2C+Western+Australia&rft.au=Thebaud%2C+Olivier%3BLittle%2C+LRichard%3BFulton%2C+Elizabeth&rft.aulast=Thebaud&rft.aufirst=Olivier&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=102&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Sustainable+Society&rft.issn=17562538&rft_id=info:doi/10.1504%2FIJSSOC.2014.057892 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2014-01-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-12-22 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Fishery management; Coral reefs; Marine parks; Fishing mortality; Sanctuaries; Historical account; Stakeholders; Mortality; Fishing; Recreation areas; Fisheries; Sustainable development; Simulation; Lethrinus nebulosus; ISW, Australia, Western Australia, Exmouth, Ningaloo Reef; ISW, Australia, Western Australia; Marine DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSSOC.2014.057892 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of bacterial contamination on friction and wear in metal/polyethylene bearings for total joint repair - A case report AN - 1464586748; 18781792 AB - During preclinical wear evaluation of joint replacement components bacterial contamination is a concern. However, there are no standardized procedures to retard microbial growth and little is known about the potential effects on friction and wear. Recently, the fraction of low-molecular weight proteins has been shown to decrease in the presence of bacteria and it is well established that the lubricant proteins play an important role in the wear of polyethylene components. In this case report we show that the presence of bacterial and fungal contamination can alter polyethylene friction and wear. Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene pins were tested in a pin-on-flat tribometer using two bovine serum lubricants, A and B, identical, except that lubricant B contained a bactericide and fungicide (gentamicin and Fungizone", respectively). Each test consisted of consecutive 250,000 cycle runs after which the pins were cleaned and weighed and fresh lubricant was used for the next run. Wear was determined gravimetrically and chemically via a tracer substance. The presence of the anti-microbial agents stabilized the friction coefficient around 0.06, which otherwise increased to values above 0.1 after an incubation period of 150,000 cycles. The bactericide also led to a significant reduction in the polyethylene wear rate, and wear factors obtained with lubricant B were six-fold lower than those in lubricant A. The results of this case study suggest the possibility that microbial contamination should be considered as a potential factor in evaluating the wear rate of polyethylene. Reproducible polyethylene wear testing may therefore entail proper bactericidal and fungicidal protocols. These results also suggest that the effects of joint infections on the wear of prosthetic bearing surfaces and concomitant clinical implications bear investigation. JF - Wear AU - Wimmer, M A AU - Sah, R AU - Laurent, M P AU - Virdi, A S AD - Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612, USA, mdrkus_a_wimmer@rush.edu Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 264 EP - 270 PB - Elsevier B.V. VL - 301 IS - 1-2 SN - 0043-1648, 0043-1648 KW - Microbiology Abstracts A: Industrial & Applied Microbiology; Microbiology Abstracts B: Bacteriology KW - Bacteria KW - Metals KW - Contamination KW - Polyethylene KW - Joint diseases KW - Joints KW - Gentamicin KW - Tracers KW - Case reports KW - Molecular weight KW - Lubricants KW - Fungicides KW - Bactericides KW - Prosthetics KW - A 01380:Plant Protection, Fungicides & Seed Treatments KW - J 02340:Antibiotics & Antimicrobials UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464586748?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=Wear&rft.atitle=The+effect+of+bacterial+contamination+on+friction+and+wear+in+metal%2Fpolyethylene+bearings+for+total+joint+repair+-+A+case+report&rft.au=Wimmer%2C+M+A%3BSah%2C+R%3BLaurent%2C+M+P%3BVirdi%2C+A+S&rft.aulast=Wimmer&rft.aufirst=M&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=301&rft.issue=1-2&rft.spage=264&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Wear&rft.issn=00431648&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-12-01 N1 - Number of references - 28 N1 - Last updated - 2015-04-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Metals; Contamination; Polyethylene; Joint diseases; Joints; Gentamicin; Tracers; Case reports; Lubricants; Molecular weight; Bactericides; Fungicides; Prosthetics; Bacteria ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Glycerol carbonate as green solvent for pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse AN - 1464506491; 18811894 AB - Background: Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is a prerequisite for effective saccharification to produce fermentable sugars. In this study, "green" solvent systems based on acidified mixtures of glycerol carbonate (GC) and glycerol were used to treat sugarcane bagasse and the roles of each solvent in deconstructing biomass were determined. Results: Pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse at 90 degree C for only 30 min with acidified GC produced a solid residue having a glucan digestibility of 90% and a glucose yield of 80%, which were significantly higher than a glucan digestibility of 16% and a glucose yield of 15% obtained for bagasse pretreated with acidified ethylene carbonate (EC). Biomass compositional analyses showed that GC pretreatment removed more lignin than EC pretreatment (84% vs 54%). Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that fluffy and size-reduced fibres were produced from GC pretreatment whereas EC pretreatment produced compact particles of reduced size. The maximal glucan digestibility and glucose yield of GC/glycerol systems were about 7% lower than those of EC/ethylene glycol (EG) systems. Replacing up to 50 wt% of GC with glycerol did not negatively affect glucan digestibility and glucose yield. The results from pretreatment of microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) showed that (1) pretreatment with acidified alkylene glycol (AG) alone increased enzymatic digestibility compared to pretreatments with acidified alkylene carbonate (AC) alone and acidified mixtures of AC and AG, (2) pretreatment with acidified GC alone slightly increased, but with acidified EC alone significantly decreased, enzymatic digestibility compared to untreated MCC, and (3) there was a good positive linear correlation of enzymatic digestibility of treated and untreated MCC samples with congo red (CR) adsorption capacity. Conclusions: Acidified GC alone was a more effective solvent for pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse than acidified EC alone. The higher glucose yield obtained with GC-pretreated bagasse is possibly due to the presence of one hydroxyl group in the GC molecular structure, resulting in more significant biomass delignification and defibrillation, though both solvent pretreatments reduced bagasse particles to a similar extent. The maximum glucan digestibility of GC/glycerol systems was less than that of EC/EG systems, which is likely attributed to glycerol being less effective than EG in biomass delignification and defibrillation. Acidified AC/AG solvent systems were more effective for pretreatment of lignin-containing biomass than MCC. JF - Biotechnology for Biofuels AU - Zhang, Zhanying AU - Rackemann, Darryn W AU - Doherty, William O S AU - O'Hara, Ian M AD - Syngenta Centre for Sugarcane Biofuels Development, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2432, 2 George St, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 153 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Floor 6 London WC1X 8HL United Kingdom VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1754-6834, 1754-6834 KW - Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts KW - Pretreatment KW - Glycerol carbonate KW - Ethylene carbonate KW - Sugarcane bagasse KW - Microcrystalline cellulose KW - Enzymatic hydrolysis KW - Adsorption KW - Sugar KW - Scanning electron microscopy KW - Cellulose KW - Glucose KW - Solvents KW - Biomass KW - Guanylate cyclase KW - Bagasse KW - Glycerol KW - Digestibility KW - Lignin KW - Ethylene glycol KW - Ethylene KW - carbonates KW - glucans KW - Biofuels KW - Adenylate cyclase KW - W 30945:Fermentation & Cell Culture UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1464506491?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=Biotechnology+for+Biofuels&rft.atitle=Glycerol+carbonate+as+green+solvent+for+pretreatment+of+sugarcane+bagasse&rft.au=Zhang%2C+Zhanying%3BRackemann%2C+Darryn+W%3BDoherty%2C+William+O+S%3BO%27Hara%2C+Ian+M&rft.aulast=Zhang&rft.aufirst=Zhanying&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=153&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Biotechnology+for+Biofuels&rft.issn=17546834&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1754-6834-6-153 L2 - http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/6/1/153 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 51 N1 - Last updated - 2015-03-20 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Scanning electron microscopy; Sugar; Cellulose; Solvents; Glucose; Biomass; Guanylate cyclase; Bagasse; Glycerol; Lignin; Digestibility; Adsorption; Ethylene; Ethylene glycol; carbonates; Biofuels; glucans; Adenylate cyclase DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1754-6834-6-153 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Clustering of attitudes towards obesity: a mixed methods study of Australian parents and children AN - 1458540187; 18728202 AB - Background: Current population-based anti-obesity campaigns often target individuals based on either weight or socio-demographic characteristics, and give a 'mass' message about personal responsibility. There is a recognition that attempts to influence attitudes and opinions may be more effective if they resonate with the beliefs that different groups have about the causes of, and solutions for, obesity. Limited research has explored how attitudinal factors may inform the development of both upstream and downstream social marketing initiatives. Methods: Computer-assisted face-to-face interviews were conducted with 159 parents and 184 of their children (aged 9-18 years old) in two Australian states. A mixed methods approach was used to assess attitudes towards obesity, and elucidate why different groups held various attitudes towards obesity. Participants were quantitatively assessed on eight dimensions relating to the severity and extent, causes and responsibility, possible remedies, and messaging strategies. Cluster analysis was used to determine attitudinal clusters. Participants were also able to qualify each answer. Qualitative responses were analysed both within and across attitudinal clusters using a constant comparative method. Results: Three clusters were identified. Concerned Internalisers (27% of the sample) judged that obesity was a serious health problem, that Australia had among the highest levels of obesity in the world and that prevalence was rapidly increasing. They situated the causes and remedies for the obesity crisis in individual choices. Concerned Externalisers (38% of the sample) held similar views about the severity and extent of the obesity crisis. However, they saw responsibility and remedies as a societal rather than an individual issue. The final cluster, the Moderates, which contained significantly more children and males, believed that obesity was not such an important public health issue, and judged the extent of obesity to be less extreme than the other clusters. Conclusion: Attitudinal clusters provide new information and insights which may be useful in tailoring anti-obesity social marketing initiatives. JF - International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity AU - Olds, Tim AU - Thomas, Samantha AU - Lewis, Sophie AU - Petkov, John AD - Health and Use of Time (HUT) Group, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, 5001 Adelaide, SA, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 117 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB United Kingdom VL - 10 IS - 1 SN - 1479-5868, 1479-5868 KW - Physical Education Index KW - Obesity KW - Attitudes KW - Analysis KW - Health (problems) KW - Strategy KW - Marketing KW - Exercise KW - Children KW - Public health KW - PE 030:Exercise, Health & Physical Fitness UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1458540187?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=International+Journal+of+Behavioral+Nutrition+and+Physical+Activity&rft.atitle=Clustering+of+attitudes+towards+obesity%3A+a+mixed+methods+study+of+Australian+parents+and+children&rft.au=Olds%2C+Tim%3BThomas%2C+Samantha%3BLewis%2C+Sophie%3BPetkov%2C+John&rft.aulast=Olds&rft.aufirst=Tim&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=10&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=117&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=International+Journal+of+Behavioral+Nutrition+and+Physical+Activity&rft.issn=14795868&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1479-5868-10-117 L2 - http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/117 LA - English DB - Physical Education Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-11-01 N1 - Number of references - 50 N1 - Last updated - 2013-12-16 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Obesity; Attitudes; Analysis; Strategy; Health (problems); Marketing; Exercise; Children; Public health DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-10-117 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - "Moving forward: a cross sectional baseline study of staff and student attitudes towards a totally smoke free university campus" AN - 1434030697; 18551162 AB - Background: Baseline data were collected to inform the adoption, implementation and institutionalisation phases of a completely smoke free campus policy at a large Western Australian university with a diverse student and staff community. Methods: An online survey was randomly emailed to staff and students to measure the attitudes towards and the acceptability and enforcement of the policy prior to implementation. In total, 969 respondents completed the survey. Results: General attitudes towards smoking were negative. While smokers, ex-smokers and non-smokers were supportive of smoke free policy on campus, 65.7% of respondents felt the campus should be completely smoke free. Respondents indicated a smoke free policy should be stringently enforced. The majority of respondents reported that they had been exposed to second-hand smoke on campus (n = 768; 79.5%). Conclusion: Theory of Organisational Change provides a useful framework to support the implementation of the completely smoke free policy in the University setting. The implementation process needs to consider the broad range of issues associated with implementing a completely smoke free policy and address issues such as safety of smokers, ensuring smokers are not marginalised and ensuring a comprehensive program is implemented. These baseline findings can be used to advocate for the implementation of a comprehensive range of strategies that recognise the addictive nature of tobacco smoking and address attitude and behaviour change, environmental adaptations and effective implementation of the policy. Administration should consider smokers and non-smokers when policy is implemented. JF - BMC Public Health AU - Burns, Sharyn AU - Jancey, Jonine AU - Bowser, Nicole AU - Comfort, Jude AU - Crawford, Gemma AU - Hallett, Jonathan AU - Shields, Bree AU - Portsmouth, Linda AD - Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 738 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB United Kingdom VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1471-2458, 1471-2458 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - Smoke KW - Smoking KW - Attitudes KW - Adaptability KW - Passive smoking KW - Acceptability KW - Tobacco KW - Australia KW - H 12000:Epidemiology and Public Health UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1434030697?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=BMC+Public+Health&rft.atitle=%22Moving+forward%3A+a+cross+sectional+baseline+study+of+staff+and+student+attitudes+towards+a+totally+smoke+free+university+campus%22&rft.au=Burns%2C+Sharyn%3BJancey%2C+Jonine%3BBowser%2C+Nicole%3BComfort%2C+Jude%3BCrawford%2C+Gemma%3BHallett%2C+Jonathan%3BShields%2C+Bree%3BPortsmouth%2C+Linda&rft.aulast=Burns&rft.aufirst=Sharyn&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=738&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BMC+Public+Health&rft.issn=14712458&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1471-2458-13-738 L2 - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/738 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Number of references - 41 N1 - Last updated - 2014-05-15 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Smoke; Smoking; Adaptability; Attitudes; Passive smoking; Tobacco; Acceptability; Australia DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-738 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Presidential Precedents: Four Moments in History AN - 1429836917; 201308086 AB - The Library of Congress holds the papers of 23 U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge. The collections, housed in the Manuscript Division -- and the Library's holdings in other formats such as rare books, photographs, films, sound recordings, sheet music and maps -- inform us about the time and tenor of each of their administrations. The inaugurations of four presidents -- George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln and Calvin Coolidge -- are discussed through the rich collections of the Library of Congress. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Miller, Julie AU - Bair, Barbara AU - Krowl, Michelle AD - Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 10 EP - 15 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Presidents KW - Library of Congress KW - History KW - Library materials KW - article KW - 3.11: NATIONAL LIBRARIES AND STATE LIBRARIES UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429836917?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=Presidential+Precedents%3A+Four+Moments+in+History&rft.au=Miller%2C+Julie%3BBair%2C+Barbara%3BKrowl%2C+Michelle&rft.aulast=Miller&rft.aufirst=Julie&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=10&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Library of Congress; History; Library materials; Presidents ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preservation en Masse AN - 1429835719; 201308498 AB - To preserve its collections for future generations, the Library of Congress has been deacidifying millions of books and manuscripts. Programs started in 1995 for bound volumes and in 2002 for manuscripts. Treatment is done in Cranberry, Pennsylvania, for books and in the James Madison Building on Capitol Hill for manuscripts. The Pennsylvania-based Preservation Technologies LP undertakes the work at both sites using a process called Bookkeeper. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Urschel, Donna AD - Office of Communication, Library of Congress Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 4 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Printed materials KW - Library of Congress KW - Preservation KW - Deacidification KW - article KW - 9.15: TECHNICAL SERVICES - PRESERVATION UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429835719?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=Preservation+en+Masse&rft.au=Urschel%2C+Donna&rft.aulast=Urschel&rft.aufirst=Donna&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=4&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Deacidification; Preservation; Printed materials; Library of Congress ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Preserving "These Amazing Shadows" AN - 1429835640; 201308319 AB - In 1988, the U.S. Congress passed the National Film Preservation Act to preserve the nation's rich film heritage. As part of the legislation, the Library of Congress was given a congressional mandate to preserve the cultural record of America's cinematic patrimony and take the lead in developing national preservation policies. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan, the bill created the National Film Registry -- a repository of "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant" motion pictures to be preserved for all time -- and the National Film Preservation Board, an advisory board consisting of industry leaders and experts. Since then, the National Film Registry has selected 600 films. In 2013, the National Film Registry marks its twenty-fifth year of identifying films. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Cannady, Sheryl AD - Office of Communications, Library of Congress Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 16 EP - 19 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Registries KW - USA KW - Library of Congress KW - Preservation KW - Films KW - article KW - 5.17: AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429835640?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=Preserving+%22These+Amazing+Shadows%22&rft.au=Cannady%2C+Sheryl&rft.aulast=Cannady&rft.aufirst=Sheryl&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=16&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Films; Preservation; Registries; Library of Congress; USA ER - TY - JOUR T1 - From Russia, with Music AN - 1429835349; 201308363 AB - A two-year collaboration between the Library of Congress and Russia's Glinka National Museum Consortium of Musical Culture brings together the original music manuscripts of Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) -- works that had been separated over the decades by thousands of miles and the Russian Revolution. Rachmaninoff, one of the great composers of the twentieth century, produced numerous important works such as 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini' and Piano Concerto No. 2. The institutions digitized their manuscripts over the past two years and formally exchanged copies in a ceremony at the Library. The exchange gives musicians and scholars the opportunity to study them side by side. Adapted from the source document. JF - Library of Congress Magazine AU - Hartsell, Mark Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 8 EP - 9 PB - Office of Communications, Library of Congress VL - 2 IS - 1 SN - 2169-0855, 2169-0855 KW - Manuscripts KW - USA KW - Library of Congress KW - Cooperation KW - Museums KW - Music KW - Russia KW - article KW - 5.22: HUMANITIES MATERIALS UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1429835349?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=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.atitle=From+Russia%2C+with+Music&rft.au=Hartsell%2C+Mark&rft.aulast=Hartsell&rft.aufirst=Mark&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=2&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=8&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Library+of+Congress+Magazine&rft.issn=21690855&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-09-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Music; Manuscripts; Museums; Cooperation; Library of Congress; USA; Russia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Trust makers, breakers and brokers: building trust in the Australian food system AN - 1427004103; 18314851 AB - Background: The importance of consumer trust in the food supply has previously been identified, and dimensions of consumer trust in food-who they trust and the type of trust that they exhibit-has been explored. However, there is a lack of research about the mechanisms through which consumer trust in the food supply is developed, maintained, broken and repaired. This study seeks to address this gap by exploring if, and how, consumer trust in the food supply is considered by the media, food industry and governments when responding to food scares. The aim of the research is to develop models of trust building that can be implemented following food scares. Methods: Semi-structured interviews will be undertaken with media, public relations officials and policy makers in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Participants will be recruited through purposive sampling and will be asked to discuss a hypothetical case study outlining a food incident, and any experiences of specific food scares. Models of trust development, maintenance and repair will be developed from interview data. Comment on these models will be sought from experts in food-related organizations through a Delphi study, where participants will be asked to consider the usefulness of the models. Participants' comments will be used to revise the models until consensus is reached on the suitability and usability of the models. Discussion: This study will contribute to the literature about systems-based trust, and explore trust as a social and regulatory process. The protocol and results will be of interest and use to the food industry, food regulators, consumer advocate groups, media seeking to report food-related issues and policy makers concerned with public health and consumer health and well-being. This research represents an important contribution to the translation of the theoretical conceptualizations of trust into practical use in the context of food. JF - BMC Public Health AU - Wilson, Annabelle AU - Coveney, John AU - Henderson, Julie AU - Meyer, Samantha AU - Calnan, Michael AU - Caraher, Martin AU - Webb, Trevor AU - Elliott, Anthony AU - Ward, Paul AD - Discipline of Public Health, Flinders University of South Australia, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 229 PB - BioMed Central Ltd., Middlesex House London W1T 4LB United Kingdom VL - 13 IS - 1 SN - 1471-2458, 1471-2458 KW - Health & Safety Science Abstracts KW - PSE, Australia KW - Food supply KW - Case studies KW - New Zealand KW - Maintenance KW - Public health KW - H 9000:Consumer and Recreation Safety UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1427004103?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=BMC+Public+Health&rft.atitle=Trust+makers%2C+breakers+and+brokers%3A+building+trust+in+the+Australian+food+system&rft.au=Wilson%2C+Annabelle%3BCoveney%2C+John%3BHenderson%2C+Julie%3BMeyer%2C+Samantha%3BCalnan%2C+Michael%3BCaraher%2C+Martin%3BWebb%2C+Trevor%3BElliott%2C+Anthony%3BWard%2C+Paul&rft.aulast=Wilson&rft.aufirst=Annabelle&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=13&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=229&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=BMC+Public+Health&rft.issn=14712458&rft_id=info:doi/10.1186%2F1471-2458-13-229 L2 - http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/13/229 LA - English DB - ProQuest Environmental Science Collection N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Number of references - 41 N1 - Last updated - 2013-09-09 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Case studies; Food supply; Maintenance; Public health; PSE, Australia; New Zealand DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-229 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Joint angle-torque characteristics of the knee extensors following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage in young, active women AN - 1419366067; 18290871 AB - Functional disruption following eccentric exercise-induced muscle damage is characterized by an immediate and prolonged loss in force-generating capacity, a disproportionate loss of strength at short muscle lengths, and a rightward shift in muscle length-tension relationship, in favor of a longer muscle length for optimal force generation. The purpose of this study was to examine progressive changes in muscle joint angle-torque characteristics following strenuous eccentric exercise in the quadriceps group, in female athletes. Seventeen physically active female athletes completed eccentric exercise designed to induce muscle damage. Isokinetic dynamometry was used to determine characteristics of muscle strength loss for the following dependant variables: change in maximal force, force at optimal and short muscle lengths, and shift in length-tension relationship at 1 hour, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours, and 96 hours following damaging exercise. Perceived soreness and creatine kinase activity were also measured at these times. Significant increases in perceived soreness and creatine kinase activity, and a significant reduction in force-generating capacity were observed. A greater strength loss at short muscle lengths was observed following damaging exercise [17.2% vs. 25.7% relative force reduction for optimal and short (71 degree and 21 degree from full extension) muscle lengths, respectively], A significant rightward shift in optimal joint angle for force generation was also observed, indicating that maximal force was generated at a longer muscle length subsequent to damaging exercise. This paper demonstrates a progressive rightward shift in the muscle length tension relationship. JF - Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness AU - Jakeman, J R AU - Eston, R G AD - University of South Australia, Centenary Building (C8-58), City East Campus, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide 5000, South Australia, Australia, roger.eston@unisa.edu.au Y1 - 2013 PY - 2013 DA - 2013 SP - 50 EP - 56 VL - 11 IS - 1 SN - 1728-869X, 1728-869X KW - Physical Education Index KW - Strength KW - Ergogenic aids KW - Muscles (size) KW - Soreness KW - Muscles (exercise effects) KW - Athletes (women) KW - Enzymes KW - Joints KW - PE 090:Sports Medicine & Exercise Sport Science UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1419366067?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+Exercise+Science+and+Fitness&rft.atitle=Joint+angle-torque+characteristics+of+the+knee+extensors+following+eccentric+exercise-induced+muscle+damage+in+young%2C+active+women&rft.au=Jakeman%2C+J+R%3BEston%2C+R+G&rft.aulast=Jakeman&rft.aufirst=J&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=11&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=50&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Journal+of+Exercise+Science+and+Fitness&rft.issn=1728869X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Physical Education Index N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2013-08-12 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Ergogenic aids; Strength; Soreness; Muscles (size); Muscles (exercise effects); Enzymes; Athletes (women); Joints ER - TY - JOUR T1 - On Writing Interdisciplinary Theology AN - 1417549059; 201315528 AB - Theologians face increasing pressure to do interdisciplinary work in their teaching and writing. While interdisciplinary theology yields useful and interesting results, many teacher-scholars, trained in one sub-field, find themselves lost and disjointed between methodologies, disciplines and even friendship groups. The ambiguities of interdisciplinary writing are aptly expressed by Karl Rahner: "A new literary genre is developing, because it simply has to develop. This genre is neither theological nor philosophical scholarship; nor is it literature; nor is it the popularisation of theology and philosophy as scholarly studies; it is -- yes, what is it?" An answer to Rahner's open-ended question can begin to be formed through an exploration of four discourses: interdisciplinary inquiry, democratic pragmatism, practical theology and aesthetic education. Each discourse suggests changes to the way academics write. Responding to the question "What does it mean to write interdisciplinary theology?" this essay suggests that interdisciplinary theology can be understood as an act of renunciation in which teacher-scholars see their boundary-crossing work as mission. Adapted from the source document. JF - Practical Theology AU - Ghiloni, Aaron J AD - Trinity Theological College, GPO Box 674, Brisbane, Queensland 4001, Australia aaron.ghiloni@acu.edu.au Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 9 EP - 33 PB - Equinox Publishing Ltd, London UK VL - 6 IS - 1 SN - 1756-073X, 1756-073X KW - theology, methodology, interdisciplinary inquiry, democratic pragmatism, practical theology, aesthetic education KW - Academic staff KW - Discourses KW - Theology KW - Interdisciplinary approach KW - Pragmatism KW - Ambiguity KW - article UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417549059?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=Practical+Theology&rft.atitle=On+Writing+Interdisciplinary+Theology&rft.au=Ghiloni%2C+Aaron+J&rft.aulast=Ghiloni&rft.aufirst=Aaron&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=6&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=9&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Practical+Theology&rft.issn=1756073X&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Interdisciplinary approach; Theology; Discourses; Academic staff; Pragmatism; Ambiguity ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Australia's National Year of Reading 2012 AN - 1417519513; 201307630 AB - Australian Libraries and library associations throughout the country were the driving force behind a campaign to turn 2012 into the National Year of Reading. Libraries partners with government, media, schools, authors, publishers, booksellers, health professionals, employers, child care providers, and other organisations with a passion for reading. The National Year of Reading aims to promote a reading culture in every home, for all Australians to understand the benefits of reading as a life skill and catalyst for well-being, and to establish an aspirational goal of sharing a book with your child every day. Adapted from the source document. JF - Focus on International Library and Information Work AU - McKerracher, Sue AU - Ellard, Robyn AD - The Library Agency GPO Box 1551, Melbourne Victoria 3001 Australia robyn@thelibraryagency.org.au Y1 - 2013///0, PY - 2013 DA - 0, 2013 SP - 28 EP - 31 PB - International Library and Information Group of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, Aberystwyth, UK VL - 44 IS - 1 SN - 0305-8468, 0305-8468 KW - Libraries KW - Australia KW - Reading promotion KW - article KW - 15.0: READING UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417519513?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=Focus+on+International+Library+and+Information+Work&rft.atitle=Australia%27s+National+Year+of+Reading+2012&rft.au=McKerracher%2C+Sue%3BEllard%2C+Robyn&rft.aulast=McKerracher&rft.aufirst=Sue&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=44&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=28&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Focus+on+International+Library+and+Information+Work&rft.issn=03058468&rft_id=info:doi/ LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Reading promotion; Libraries; Australia ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Union Catalogs for Slavic Publications in American Libraries, 1931-1980 AN - 1417519404; 201307490 AB - This article traces the development of a union catalog for Slavic Cyrillic publications held by North American libraries. The Slavic Union Catalog, begun by the Library of Congress in 1931, went through several iterations and two micro-publications. It was conceived initially as a supplement to the National Union Catalog, but after World War II became a critical project for Slavic studies funded by the United States Air Force and the CIA. Such outside funding was critical to the development of the catalogs, for Library of Congress funding waxed and waned over the decades. During the Cold War era and before the advent of bibliographic databases, online catalogs, and the Internet, the Cyrillic Union Catalog and its supplement, the Slavic Cyrillic Union Catalog, were primary reference tools for Slavic scholars working in the United States, but they are used less often today. Included are the results of a usage survey in 2012 among Slavic librarians and a random sampling of both catalogs for overlap with WorldCat. The emphasis of this article is on tools for bibliographic control of monographs, not serials. Adapted from the source document. JF - Slavic & East European Information Resources AU - Cannon, Angela AD - European Division, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA acannon@loc.gov Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 3 EP - 71 PB - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA VL - 14 IS - 1 SN - 1522-8886, 1522-8886 KW - card catalogs KW - Cyrillic Bibliographic Project KW - Cyrillic Union Catalog KW - Cyrillic Union Subject Catalog KW - East European Accessions List KW - library History KW - Library of Congress KW - microcards KW - microprint KW - Monthly List of Russian Accessions KW - National Union Catalog KW - North America KW - random sampling KW - Readex, Rowan & Littlefield KW - Rudolf Smits KW - Slavic bibliography KW - Slavic Cyrillic Union Catalog KW - Slavic Division KW - Slavic Union Catalog KW - union catalogs KW - usage survey KW - WorldCat KW - USA KW - Library history KW - Slavonic materials KW - Union catalogues KW - Use KW - article KW - 12.15: MANUAL CATALOGUES UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417519404?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=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.atitle=Union+Catalogs+for+Slavic+Publications+in+American+Libraries%2C+1931-1980&rft.au=Cannon%2C+Angela&rft.aulast=Cannon&rft.aufirst=Angela&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=3&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.issn=15228886&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F15228886.2013.755663 LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Union catalogues; Library history; Slavonic materials; Use; USA DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2013.755663 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - A Preliminary Discussion of Russian Emigre Materials at the Library of Congress AN - 1417518153; 201307190 AB - Materials at the Library of Congress (LC) by and about Russian emigres take every form and are distributed throughout the library's many custodial divisions, classification schedules, catalogs, and Web pages. Identifying and locating these materials, whether in print, archival, or even digital collections, may require creative thinking and an understanding of the library's sometimes complex organization. The author attempts here to provide a preliminary overview of the library's Russian emigre collections and some guidance for beginning research on these collections. She includes examples as illustrations and inspiration for further research. Adapted from the source document. JF - Slavic & East European Information Resources AU - Dash, Barbara L AD - Rare Materials Section, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia, USA bdas@loc.gov Y1 - 2013/01// PY - 2013 DA - January 2013 SP - 72 EP - 91 PB - Taylor & Francis, Philadelphia PA VL - 14 IS - 1 SN - 1522-8886, 1522-8886 KW - archives KW - digital collections KW - emigre literature KW - Library of Congress collections KW - manuscripts KW - music KW - prints and photographs KW - rare books KW - Russian diaspora KW - Russian emigres KW - Soviet emigres KW - special collections KW - Vladimir Nabakov papers KW - Library of Congress KW - Former Soviet Union KW - Special collections KW - Immigrants KW - Russia KW - article KW - 5.12: MATERIALS BY LANGUAGE AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREA UR - http://libproxy.lib.unc.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/1417518153?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=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.atitle=A+Preliminary+Discussion+of+Russian+Emigre+Materials+at+the+Library+of+Congress&rft.au=Dash%2C+Barbara+L&rft.aulast=Dash&rft.aufirst=Barbara&rft.date=2013-01-01&rft.volume=14&rft.issue=1&rft.spage=72&rft.isbn=&rft.btitle=&rft.title=Slavic+%26+East+European+Information+Resources&rft.issn=15228886&rft_id=info:doi/10.1080%2F15228886.2013.763015 LA - English DB - Library & Information Science Abstracts (LISA) N1 - Date revised - 2013-08-01 N1 - Last updated - 2016-09-27 N1 - SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Immigrants; Russia; Library of Congress; Former Soviet Union; Special collections DO - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15228886.2013.763015 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of data cleaning on record linkage quality AN - 1399915020; 18206759 AB - Background: Within the field of record linkage, numerous data cleaning and standardisation techniques are employed to ensure the highest quality of links. While these facilities are common in record linkage software packages and are regularly deployed across record linkage units, little work has been published demonstrating the impact of data cleaning on linkage quality. Methods: A range of cleaning techniques was applied to both a synthetically generated dataset and a large administrative dataset previously linked to a high standard. The effect of these changes on linkage qualit