Report on a Review of the City of Solon Volunteer Fire Department, the Tri-Township Fire Department, and the Solon Firefighters Benevolent Association for the period January 1, 2011 through May 6, 2014

Report on a Review of the City of Solon Volunteer Fire Department, the Tri-Township Fire Department, and the Solon Firefighters Benevolent Association for the period January 1, 2011 through May 6, 2014

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Martensdale, Iowa for the period November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Martensdale, Iowa for the period November 1, 2013 through October 31, 2014

Report on a special investigation of the City of Dunkerton Police Department for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014

Report on a special investigation of the City of Dunkerton Police Department for the period January 1, 2013 through August 31, 2014

Report on a special investigation of the City of Neola for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013

Report on a special investigation of the City of Neola for the period January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2013

Special investigation of the City of Defiance for the period March 12, 2013 through April 30, 2015

Special investigation of the City of Defiance for the period March 12, 2013 through April 30, 2015

Comparison of Setting Time Measured Using Ultrasonic Wave Propagation with Saw-Cutting Times on Pavements, TR-675, 2015

At present, there is little fundamental guidance available to assist contractors in choosing when to schedule saw cuts on joints. To conduct pavement finishing and sawing activities effectively, however, contractors need to know when a concrete mixture is going to reach initial set, or when the sawing window will open. Previous research investigated the use of the ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) method to predict the saw-cutting window for early entry sawing. The results indicated that the method has the potential to provide effective guidance to contractors as to when to conduct early entry sawing. The aim of this project was to conduct similar work to observe the correlation between initial setting and conventional sawing time. Sixteen construction sites were visited in Minnesota and Missouri over a two-year period. At each site, initial set was determined using a p-wave propagation technique with a commercial device. Calorimetric data were collected using a commercial semi-adiabatic device at a majority of the sites. Concrete samples were collected in front of the paver and tested using both methods with equipment that was set up next to the pavement during paving. The data collected revealed that the UPV method looks promising for early entry and conventional sawing in the field, both early entry and conventional sawing times can be predicted for the range of mixtures tested.

CAVIN-3 regulates circadian period length and PER:CRY protein abundance and interactions.

In mammals, transcriptional autorepression by Period (PER) and Cryptochrome (CRY) protein complexes is essential for the generation of circadian rhythms. We have identified CAVIN-3 as a new, cytoplasmic PER2-interacting protein influencing circadian clock properties. Thus, CAVIN-3 loss- and gain-of-function shortened and lengthened, respectively, the circadian period in fibroblasts and affected PER:CRY protein abundance and interaction. While depletion of protein kinase Cδ (PKCδ), a known partner of CAVIN-3, had little effect on circadian gene expression, CAVIN-3 required the PKCδ-binding site to exert its effect on period length. This suggests the involvement of yet uncharacterized protein kinases. Finally, CAVIN-3 activity in circadian gene expression was independent of caveolae.

Report on a review of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) for the period April 5, 2011 through February 7, 2014

Report on a review of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services (DAS) for the period April 5, 2011 through February 7, 2014

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Urbana, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Urbana, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Sidney, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Sidney, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Report on a special investigation of the Nutrition Department of the Northeast Hamilton Community School District for the period August 1, 2013 through June 4, 2014

Report on a special investigation of the Nutrition Department of the Northeast Hamilton Community School District for the period August 1, 2013 through June 4, 2014

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Glidden, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Glidden, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Fruitland, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Fruitland, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Walcott, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Walcott, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Pleasanton, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015

Agreed-upon procedures report on the City of Pleasanton, Iowa for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015