The Effect of Underground Storage Tanks on Residential Property Values in Cuyahoga County, Ohio

This study considers the effect of underground storage tanks on residential sales price. These effects are tested with a hedonic pricing model for all 1992 residential sales in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Three types of tanks were tested: non-leaking tanks registered with the state of Ohio, leaking tanks that are currently not registered, and registered leakers. Results show that close proximity (same block or within 300 feet) to registered, non-leaking tanks and to unregistered leakers did not significantly affect sales price. However, proximity to a leaking, registered tank demonstrated a reduction in price of over 17%.

The role of ribosomal protein L11 and the L11-binding rRNA in protein synthesis on the prokaryotic ribosome

The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of ribosomal protein L ll and the LI 1-binding rRNA in translation on the prokaryotic ribosome. The L ll and LI 1-binding rRNA forms a complex on the inter-subunit face of the large ribosomal subunit, and is part of a group of ribosomal protein and rRNA elements that are separated in the secondary structure of the large subunit, but that are all linked to the functions of soluble translation factors during their interactions with ribosomes. Together the elements are referred to as the GTPase-associated region (GAR) due to their link to factor-dependent hydrolysis of guanosine triphosphate on the ribosome. Here we used structural and functional biochemical studies to specifically characterize the proximity of the LI 1/Ll 1- binding rRNA complex to other elements of the GAR, and to elucidate the role of LI 1 and the LI 1-binding rRNA in factor interactions during translation. The evidence provided herein suggests that the LI 1/Ll 1-binding rRNA complex is proximal to other important elements of the GAR in the tertiary structure of the large subunit, and both L ll and the LI 1-binding rRNA are involved in the function of elongation factor G (EF-G) on the ribosome. Translation factor EF-G participates in elongation of a nascent peptide on the ribosome by catalyzing the translocation of transfer RNA across the ribosome as they decode messenger RNA. LI 1-binding rRNA is found to be important for binding of elongation factor G (EF-G) on the ribosome, while LI 1 is linked to EF-G-dependent GTP hydrolysis and/or turnover of EF-G during its cyclical interaction with the ribosome. The C-terminal domain of LI 1 stabilizes the structure of the LI 1-binding rRNA to allow its interaction with EF-G, while presence of the N-terminal domain of LI 1 increases the efficiency of EF-G-dependent GTP hydrolysis and/or turnover of the factor in the process of protein synthesis

The Demonstration of Mitotic Figures in Green Algae

Wittman\u27s aceto-iron-haematoxylin stain was combined with Hoyer\u27s mounting medium in a rapid method for demonstrating mitosis in the green algae. Both filamentous and unicellular forms were killed, fixed, and stained in one step with the self-mordanting stain. Cells were then washed with acetic acid and transferred directly to the water-soluble Hoyer\u27s medium. Slides prepared in this manner are permanent. Chlorophyll was bleached from the algal cells by this medium. This revealed the stained nuclei and mitotic figures. This simplified technique is particularly suitable for student use

Expert Report of William G. Bowen

Higher education plays a unique role in our society. The obligation of a university is to the society at large over the long run, and, even more generally, to the pursuit of learning. Although this may seem amorphous, there is no escaping a university\u27s obligation to try to serve the long-term interests of society defined in the broadest and least parochial terms, and to do so through two principal activities: advancing knowledge and educating students who will in turn serve others, within this nation and beyond it, both through their specific vocations and as citizens. Universities therefore are responsible for imparting civic and democratic values that are essential to the functioning of our nation

Progressives, the COVID Pandemic, and the Laboratories of Democracy: Is the Left Saying “Goodbye” to Cooperative Federalism?

Events surrounding the COVID pandemic draw into question the progressive commitment to cooperative federalism. This is evidenced by their espousing the virtues of the tenth amendment, “states rights,” and ample use of the expression the “laboratories of democracy.” These references signal a possible move toward a view of federalism that champions state innovation and initiative irrespective of direction from Washington. This paper will explore the apparent retreat of progressives from their commitments to cooperative federalism, specifically, whether these references signal a tactical shift for short-term political gains or a more fundamental shift in progressive ideology

An Examination of Subsistence, Settlement, and Chronology During the Early Woodland Kellogg Phase in the Piedmont Physiographic Province of the Southeastern United States

The Early Woodland Kellogg Phase of north-central Georgia is known primarily from survey and excavation data collected during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Knowledge and synthesis of the Kellogg Phase was restricted to site specific and cultural historical analysis. Data analysis and interpretation were based on method and theory in vogue at that time. More recent investigations indicate that Kellogg was a much more dynamic and diverse cultural manifestation than originally interpreted. The purpose of this study is to define subsistence and settlement patterning and refine chronological placement of the Kellogg Phase by reevaluating earlier data in light of contemporary method and theory and integrating this with more recently gathered information. The results of these analyses indicate that earlier views of Kellogg were too simplistic and limited. The present study suggests several refinements for interpreting Kellogg subsistence, settlement, and chronology. 1) There is little evidence to support the idea that a temporal hiatus exists between the Late Archaic Savannah River Phase and the Early Woodland Kellogg Phase. Kellogg resulted either from a movement of people who absorbed or displaced the resident Archaic occupation, or by the incorporation of diffused ideas from the north by the Archaic population. 2) Kellogg subsistence and settlement cannot be defined by singular, limiting concepts such as new acorn economy and residential stability . The existing data support the idea of a very diffuse economy revolving around site specific riverine and upland loci, located so as to optimize seasonal exploitation of diverse habitats and their attendant resources. 3) Regional distributions of Kellogg components can no longer be considered co-extensive with the eastern deciduous forest solely on the criteria of vegetation type. Evidence suggests that internal and external cultural and social forces were working in concert with natural environmental parameters in influencing settlement distribution. 4) Examination of relative and absolute chronologies reinforce the earlier temporal sequence for the lower Etowah River drainage and suggest temporal precedence of the Swannanoa Phase over the Watts Bar, Long Branch and Kellogg phases which temporally overlap. 5) The Kellogg Phase dates from the mid-eighth century B.C. to the mid-second century B.C., achieving optimum occupation around 450 B.C