Secure and Prepared Newsletter, May 6, 2010, Vol. 6, no. 9

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Executive Order Number Twenty-Three, April 9, 2010

Establishes specific steps to be taken by the executive branch to work in concert with the legislation in the effort to contain rising insurance costs as much as possible for all Iowans.

Infonet, August 6, 2009, Issue 9

A publication of the Governorʼs DD Council & ID Action. It was first created nearly two decades ago as a print-only publication, sent to a few hundred people. Today we offer our nearly 3,000 direct subscribers and a variety of services.

Infonet, July 29, 2008, Issue 9

A publication of the Governorʼs DD Council & ID Action. It was first created nearly two decades ago as a print-only publication, sent to a few hundred people. Today we offer our nearly 3,000 direct subscribers and a variety of services.

Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities for Week Ending, July 9, 2010

Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities

Kuoleman ja elämän sanoja : Eeva Uotilan (8.3.1941-9.9.1995) muistolle

Tuoni ; Viron tõbi 'tauti' ; tainio, taintua ; oinas, uuhi ; seimi, soimi ; loimi, työ

Experimental cerebral malaria develops independently of caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 signaling.

The outcome of infection depends on multiple layers of immune regulation, with innate immunity playing a decisive role in shaping protection or pathogenic sequelae of acquired immunity. The contribution of pattern recognition receptors and adaptor molecules in immunity to malaria remains poorly understood. Here, we interrogate the role of the caspase recruitment domain-containing protein 9 (CARD9) signaling pathway in the development of experimental cerebral malaria (ECM) using the murine Plasmodium berghei ANKA infection model. CARD9 expression was upregulated in the brains of infected wild-type (WT) mice, suggesting a potential role for this pathway in ECM pathogenesis. However, P. berghei ANKA-infected Card9(-/-) mice succumbed to neurological signs and presented with disrupted blood-brain barriers similar to WT mice. Furthermore, consistent with the immunological features associated with ECM in WT mice, Card9(-/-) mice revealed (i) elevated levels of proinflammatory responses, (ii) high frequencies of activated T cells, and (iii) CD8(+) T cell arrest in the cerebral microvasculature. We conclude that ECM develops independently of the CARD9 signaling pathway.

Secure and Prepared Newsletter, September 9, 2010, Vol. 6, no. 17

A bi-weekly newsletter for those involved in the fields of homeland security and/or emergency management

Footnotes, July-August-September 2010, Vol.35, no.7-9

Monthly newsletter of State Library

Evaluation of the potential use of trabecular bone score to complement bone mineral density in the diagnosis of osteoporosis: a preliminary spine BMD-matched, case-control study.

The trabecular bone score (TBS) is a new parameter that is determined from gray-level analysis of dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) images. It relies on the mean thickness and volume fraction of trabecular bone microarchitecture. This was a preliminary case-control study to evaluate the potential diagnostic value of TBS as a complement to bone mineral density (BMD), by comparing postmenopausal women with and without fractures. The sample consisted of 45 women with osteoporotic fractures (5 hip fractures, 20 vertebral fractures, and 20 other types of fracture) and 155 women without a fracture. Stratification was performed, taking into account each type of fracture (except hip), and women with and without fractures were matched for age and spine BMD. BMD and TBS were measured at the total spine. TBS measured at the total spine revealed a significant difference between the fracture and age- and spine BMD-matched nonfracture group, when considering all types of fractures and vertebral fractures. In these cases, the diagnostic value of the combination of BMD and TBS likely will be higher compared with that of BMD alone. TBS, as evaluated from standard DXA scans directly, potentially complements BMD in the detection of osteoporotic fractures. Prospective studies are necessary to fully evaluate the potential role of TBS as a complementary risk factor for fracture.

Commercial Driver's License in a Nutshell, March 9, 2009

CDL study manuals are available by request from Iowa driver license locations and published on the DOT's Web site: www.dot.state.ia.us. PLEASE ask for your personal copy only when you are ready to study for the test. This will help keep license fees down and ensure you have the most current study information. Please pass the study guide on to a friend when you have completed the testing.

Cell locations AQP1, AQP4 and 9 in the non-human primate brain

Rapport de synthèse : La présence de trois canaux d'eau, appelés aquaporines AQP1, AQP4 et AQP9, a été observée dans le cerveau sain ainsi que dans plusieurs modèles des pathologies cérébrales des rongeurs. Peu est connu sur la distribution des AQP dans le cerveau des primates. Cette connaissance sera utile pour des futurs essaies médicamenteux qui visent à prévenir la formation des oedèmes cérébraux. Nous avons étudié l'expression et la distribution cellulaire des AQP1, 4 et 9 dans le cerveau primate non-humain. La distribution des AQP4 dans le cerveau primate non-humain a été observée dans des astrocytes périvasculaires, comparable à l'observation faite dans le cerveau du rongeur. Contrairement à ce qui a été décrit chez le rongeur, l'AQPI chez le primate est exprimée dans les processus et dans les prolongations périvasculaires d'un sous-type d'astrocytes, qui est avant tout localisé dans la matière blanche et dans la glia limitans et qui est peut-être impliqué dans l'homéostasie de l'eau. L'AQPI a aussi été observée dans les neurones qui innervent des vaisseaux sanguins de la pie-mère, suggérant un rôle possible dans la régularisation de la vascularisation cérébrale. Comme décrit chez le rongeur, le mRNA et les protéines de l'AQP9 ont été détectés dans des astrocytes et dans des neurones catécholaminergiques. Chez le primate, des localisations supplémentaires ont été observées dans des populations de neurones placées dans certaines zones corticales. Cet article décrit une étude détaillée sur la distribution des AQP1, 4 et 9 dans le cerveau primate non-humain. Les observations faites s'additionnent aux data déjà publié sur le cerveau du rongeur. Ces importantes différences entre les espèces doivent être considérées dans l'évaluation des médicaments qui agiront potentiellement sur des AQP des primates non-humains avant d'entrer dans la phase des essais cliniques sur des humains.