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Selected AbstractsEmerging topics in Reelin functionEUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, Issue 9 2010Eckart Förster Abstract Reelin signalling in the early developing cortex regulates radial migration of cortical neurons. Later in development, Reelin promotes maturation of dendrites and dendritic spines. Finally, in the mature brain, it is involved in modulating synaptic function. In recent years, efforts to identify downstream signalling events induced by binding of Reelin to lipoprotein receptors led to the characterization of novel components of the Reelin signalling cascade. In the present review, we first address distinct functions of the Reelin receptors Apoer2 and Vldlr in cortical layer formation, followed by a discussion on the recently identified downstream effector molecule n-cofilin, involved in regulating actin cytoskeletal dynamics required for coordinated neuronal migration. Next, we discuss possible functions of the recently identified Reelin,Notch signalling crosstalk, and new aspects of the role of Reelin in the formation of the dentate radial glial scaffold. Finally, progress in characterizing the function of Reelin in modulating synaptic function in the adult brain is summarized. The present review has been inspired by a session entitled ,Functions of Reelin in the developing and adult hippocampus', held at the Spring Hippocampal Research Conference in Verona/Italy, June 2009. [source] Recent Insights into the Mechanism of Magnesium Corrosion and Research Suggestions,ADVANCED ENGINEERING MATERIALS, Issue 3 2007G. Song The opportunity to give an invited presentation to the Gordon Research Conference , Aqueous Corrosion in 2006 and reflections on the discussion at the conference were used to review our understanding of Mg corrosion mechanism, to generate new insights, to identify gaps in our knowledge and to identify research opportunities. [source] Abstracts from the 2009 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's National Clinical & Research ConferenceINFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES, Issue S2 2009Article first published online: 16 NOV 200 First page of article [source] Abstracts from the 2008 Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn's & Colitis Foundation's National Clinical & Research ConferenceINFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES, Issue S3 2008Article first published online: 26 NOV 200 First page of article [source] Preliminary Announcement for the 5th International Consumer Sciences Research Conference, to be hosted by the University of Bonn in July 2011INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSUMER STUDIES, Issue 1 2010Dr Chris Strugnell Editorial Board Member No abstract is available for this article. [source] Discussion of Accounting Discretion in Fair Value Estimates: An Examination of SFAS 142 Goodwill ImpairmentsJOURNAL OF ACCOUNTING RESEARCH, Issue 2 2006DANIEL A. BENS ABSTRACT Beatty and Weber examine an accounting choice that managers made upon adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 142: whether to record a goodwill asset impairment as a cumulative effect of an accounting change at the time of adoption or delay the recognition of such an impairment to the future (perhaps indefinitely) when they would be recorded as expenses in earnings from continuing operations. The authors consider several factors that might influence management's reporting of transition effects, including contracting, equity market incentives, and regulatory forces. Participants at the 2005 Journal of Accounting Research Conference questioned whether such a complex accounting decision can be captured with simple linear models and noisy proxy variables, while also speculating upon whether the results would generalize to other settings. In this discussion, I summarize Beatty and Weber's research, highlight its contribution to the accounting literature, and provide a record of the main issues raised by the conference participants. [source] Research Agenda for Frailty in Older Adults: Toward a Better Understanding of Physiology and Etiology: Summary from the American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging Research Conference on Frailty in Older AdultsJOURNAL OF AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY, Issue 6 2006Jeremy Walston MD Evolving definitions of frailty, and improved understanding of molecular and physiological declines in multiple systems that may increase vulnerability in frail, older adults has encouraged investigators from many disciplines to contribute to this emerging field of research. This article reports on the results of the 2004 American Geriatrics Society/National Institute on Aging conference on a Research Agenda on Frailty in Older Adults, which brought together a diverse group of clinical and basic scientists to encourage further investigation in this area. This conference was primarily focused on physical and physiological aspects of frailty. Although social and psychological aspects of frailty are critically important and merit future research, these topics were largely beyond the scope of this meeting. Included in this article are sections on the evolving conceptualization and definitions of frailty; physiological underpinnings of frailty, including the potential contributions of inflammatory, endocrine, skeletal muscle, and neurologic system changes; potential molecular and genetic contributors; proposed animal models; and integrative, system biology approaches that may help to facilitate future frailty research. In addition, several specific recommendations as to future directions were developed from suggestions put forth by participants, including recommendations on definition and phenotype development, methodological development to perform clinical studies of individual-system and multiple-system vulnerability to stressors, development of animal and cellular models, application of population-based studies to frailty research, and the development of large collaborative networks in which populations and resources can be shared. This meeting and subsequent article were not meant to be a comprehensive review of frailty research; instead, they were and are meant to provide a more-targeted research agenda-setting process. [source] A New Website for the Society for Visual Anthropology: http://societyforvisualanthropology.org/AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, Issue 3 2009KATE HENNESSY ABSTRACT In 2008, the Society for Visual Anthropology reconceived and redesigned its website to create a communications infrastructure that is sustainable, flexible, aesthetically engaging, and responsive to the needs of diverse users. The site utilizes blogging and social-media principles to more efficiently distribute information and to promote and archive the activities of the society's annual Film, Video, and Interactive Media Festival and Visual Research Conference. [source] UK Multi-disciplinary Low-vision Rehabilitation and Research ConferenceOPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS, Issue 4 2003Article first published online: 12 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] UK Multi-disciplinary Low-Vision Rehabilitation and Research ConferenceOPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS, Issue 3 2003Article first published online: 12 MAY 200 No abstract is available for this article. [source] UK Multi-Disciplinary Low Vision Rehabilitation and Research ConferenceOPHTHALMIC AND PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS, Issue 2 2003Article first published online: 14 MAR 200 First page of article [source] PERSPECTIVE: Establishing an NPD Best Practices FrameworkTHE JOURNAL OF PRODUCT INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Issue 2 2006Kenneth B. Kahn Achieving NPD best practices is a top-of-mind issue for many new product development (NPD) managers and is often an overarching implicit, if not explicit, goal. The question is what does one mean when talking about NPD best practices? And how does a manager move toward achieving these? This article proposes a best practices framework as a starting point for much-needed discussion on this topic. Originally presented during the 2004 Product Development Management Association (PDMA) Research Conference in Chicago, the article and the authors' presentation spurred a significant, expansive discussion that included all conference attendees. Given the interest generated, the decision was made to move forward on a series of rejoinders on the topic of NPD best practice, using the Kahn, Barczak, and Moss framework as a focal launching point for these rejoinders. A total of five rejoinders were received and accompany the best practices framework in this issue of JPIM. Each rejoinder brings out a distinct issue because each of the five authors has a unique perspective. The first rejoinder is written by Dr. Marjorie Adams-Bigelow, director of the PDMA's Comparative Performance Assessment Study (CPAS), PDMA Foundation. Based on her findings during the CPAS study, Adams comments on the proposed framework, suggesting limitations in scope. She particularly points out discrepancies between the proposed framework and the framework offered by PDMA's emerging body of knowledge. Dr. Elko Kleinschmidt, professor of marketing and international business at McMaster University, wrote the second rejoinder. Based on his extensive research with Robert G. Cooper on NPD practices, he points out that best practices really raise more questions than answers. Thomas Kuczmarski, president of Kuczmarski and Associates, is the author of the third rejoinder. Kuczmarski highlights that company mindset and metrics are critical elements needing keen attention. Where do these fit,or should they,in the proposed framework? The fourth rejoinder is written by Richard Notargiacomo, consultant for the integrated product delivery process at Eastman Kodak Company. Notargiacomo compares the proposed framework to a best practices framework Kodak has used for new product commercialization and management since 1998. The distinction of the Kodak framework is the inclusion of a product maturity model component. Dr. Lois Peters, associate professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), is the author of the fifth rejoinder. She brings out issues of radical innovation, a natural focal issue of RPI's radical innovation project (RRIP). It is highlighted that radical innovation may require unique, distinctive process characteristics a single framework cannot illustrate. Multiple layers of frameworks may be more appropriate, each corresponding to a level of innovation desired. The overall hope is that the discourse on best practices in this issue of JPIM generates more discussion and debate. Ultimately, the hope is that such discourse will lead to subsequent continued study to help discern what NPD best practice means for our discipline. [source] EDITORIAL: 2008 American Urological Association Foundation Summer Research Conference on Sexual MedicineTHE JOURNAL OF SEXUAL MEDICINE, Issue S3 2009Arthur L. "Bud" Burnett MD Guest Editor [source] The 2002 Gordon Research Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of PeptidesCHEMICAL BIOLOGY & DRUG DESIGN, Issue 6 2001Dr Jeffery W. Kelly No abstract is available for this article. [source] Strategic Entrepreneurship: Exploring Different Perspectives of an Emerging ConceptENTREPRENEURSHIP THEORY AND PRACTICE, Issue 1 2009Donald F. Kuratko Within the entrepreneurship and strategic management domains there has been a movement by scholars to combine certain aspects of both areas to create a new concept of strategic entrepreneurship. To date, however, there remains much to know about what constitutes this concept. This special issue is the result of a unique research conference in Germany where some of the world's most renowned scholars gathered to explore this concept in depth. The set of articles in this special issue examine different perspectives that relate to strategic entrepreneurship and we believe contribute to the growing body of knowledge on this concept by examining diverse scholarly topics. This introduction provides the overview of the perspectives contained in strategic entrepreneurship and argues for the importance of embracing diverse views at this stage rather than attempting to restrict the analysis of this emerging topic. [source] AASLD single-topic research conference on hepatocellular carcinoma: Conference proceedingsHEPATOLOGY, Issue 6 2004Morris Sherman First page of article [source] Mechanisms and therapy of hepatic fibrosis: Report of the AASLD single topic basic research conferenceHEPATOLOGY, Issue 6 2000Scott L. Friedman First page of article [source] Report on the 17th European Drosophila research conferenceBIOESSAYS, Issue 1 2002Mary Bownes No abstract is available for this article. [source] | ||||||||||||||||