Diana HAN*, Byungho YANG*, L. Karl OLSON†, Alexander GREENSTEIN*, Seung-Hoon BAEK‡, Kate J. CLAYCOMBE*, John L. GOUDREAU‡§‖, Seong-Woon YU‡§ and Eun-Kyoung KIM*‡1 *Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A., †Department of Physiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, U.S.A., ‡Department of Neurology and Ophthalmolo...

In post-unification Germany, lingering conflicts between East and West Germans have found some unusual outlets, including a debate of the relative superiority of East and West German 'Ampelmännchen' pedestrian traffic signs. In our study, we probed the visual efficacy of East and West German Ampelmännchen signs with a Stroop-like conflict task. We found that the distinctive East German man-with...

This study investigated the seasonal variation of nitrate concentration and its radiative forcing over East Asia by using an online-coupled regional climate model. Comparison with a series of in-situ observations from Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET) and China demonstrated a good skill of the model in reproducing the magnitude and seasonality of nitrate concentration acro...

1 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; [email protected] 2 BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA 3 Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA; [email protected] 4 Department of Integrative Biology, Michigan St...

Care Indicators for Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Manjit Dhillon; Kaushal Shah, MD; Muhammad Salman Ashraf, MD; Hao Nguyen, MD; Paul Cook, MD; Infectious Diseases, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; Infectious Disease, East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center, Greenville, NC; Infectious Disease, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC; In...

a National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA b Joint Institute for Nuclear Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA c Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA d Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA e Grand Accélérate...

Michael S. Zhdanov,1 Hongzhu Cai2 and Glenn A. Wilson3 1Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South, 1460 East, Room 383, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA, and TechnoImaging, 4001 South, 700 East, Suite 500, Salt Lake City, UT 84107, USA. E-mail: [email protected] 2Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South, 1460 East, Room 383, Salt Lake C...

Rujin Chen, a,b,1 David L. Silver, a,c,2 and Frans J. de Bruijn a,c,d,3 a Michigan State University Department of Energy Plant Research Laboratory, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312 b Department of Biochemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 48824-1312 c Genetics Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1312 d Department of Microbiology, Michigan Sta...

In this study, five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ABCC4, FBN1, CEP152, ZNF804B, and GALNT11 genes were investigated to assess allele frequencies in 14 different populations by a novel pentaplex PCR method. All SNPs were polymorphic in East Asians, whereas mutant alleles were absent or rare in non-East Asians. The frequencies of a mutant allele in FBN1 (rs140598) showed a north-s...

The paper argues that East Asian regionalism is fragile since (i) each nation’s industrial competitiveness depends on the smooth functioning of ‘Factory Asia’ – in particular on intra-regional trade; (ii) the unilateral tariff-cutting that created ‘Factory Asia’ is not subject to WTO discipline (bindings); (iii) there is no “top-level management” to substitute for WTO discipline, i.e. to ensure...