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Letter Of Congratulations And Introduction, Mary A. Seeger

McNair Scholars Journal

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Alterations In The Microbiota Of Nestling Tree Swallows And The Effects On Their Growth And Development, Natasha Brock

McNair Scholars Journal

A subclinical dose of broad-spectrum antibiotics (Bactrim and Clavarnox) we re given to one-half of nestling Tree Swallow (Tacbycineta bicolor) brood s on nestling day (ND) 3 and 4 while the other half of the brood received a placebo. Cloacal swabs were taken on ND5 and D15 to monitor changes in the gastrointestinal microbial community. Physical measures to track growth and development of nestlings were taken on ND5, ND15, and ND19 . Bacterial counts were low on ND5 in both treated and untreated birds. By ND15 the only component of the microbial community that was altered was the number of …

Geothermometry Constraints On The Architecture Of The Ouachita Mountains In Arkansas, Curran Kimp

McNair Scholars Journal

A calcite and quartz microstructure study was done to constrain the burial and exhumation history of the Paleozoic rocks in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas. Thin sections we re petrographically analyzed and paleotemperature estimates derived from them were plotted on a map. These indicate that the most thermally mature rocks crop out in the core of the Benton uplift. These rocks have experienced greater exhumation than those on the surrounding flanks of the uplift. Also, the western portion of the core area has experienced greater exhumation than the eastern portion.

Ethics Saved Or A Penny Earned: An Exploratory Discussion Of Legal Advertising Bans, Kenya Burton

McNair Scholars Journal

Advertising is a venue used to reach the masses for many products and services. Whet her it's the image of a basketball icon or a familiar cartoon character, everyone is trying to make an impressionable thirty-second niche that will persuade the public to seek their product or service.

Yet , when there is a multitude of advertisers in one sector, the advertisements can suddenly change from catchy segue to annoying imagery for the consumer. Within the legal industry, many lawyers try to stand out from the brigade of attorneys by advertising their talent to the public. Unfortunately, it is the …

Internal Parasitism In Free-Ranging Black Bears In The Pisgah National Forest, Barbara Jenness

McNair Scholars Journal

A qualitative analysis of intestinal parasitism present in the American black bear, Ursus americanus, in western North Carolina has never been documented. A survey of endoparasitism was conducted in conjunction with research by North Carolina State University in Pisgah National For est. The survey was carried out by fecal analysis. In this population, black bears were found to be infected with the endoparasite , Baylisasaris transfuga, at a rate of 50 percent.

Metal-Ligand Complexes As Models For Long-Lifetime, Fluorescent Dna Probes, Lisa Franklin

McNair Scholars Journal

The synthesis and photophysical characterization of new rhodium complexes with potential as long lifetime fluorescent probes of DNA structure and dynamics is reported. The fluorescent ligands in these complexes we re 1-aminopyrene ligands. Definitive structural characterization of these complexes awaits the results of elemental analysis. Fluorescence spectra for the complexes were recorded via standard methods, and fluorescence lifetimes were measured with a pulsed nitrogen laser lifetime apparatus. The lifetimes of the complexes were found to be shorter than that of 1-aminopyrene when methanol is the solvent. Reasons for this lifetime shortening, as well as for the frequency-domain spectral characteristics of …

Basin Inversion In The Newark Basin Using Data From The Borehole Televiewer, Tony Lupo

McNair Scholars Journal

Basin inversion occurs when a rift basin undergoes initial extension followed by shortening . Shortening and extension are believed to have the same principal axis of deformation. The later shortening phase of deformation is believed to result when ridge-push forces are activated, as the basin makes the transition from a rift to a drift (Withjack, et al., 1995). Data from a well-logging tool, the Borehole Televiewer (BHTV), was used to interpret the tectonic history of the Newark basin . The BHTV data indicates that basin inversion may have played a significant role in how the basin developed.

Encoding And Decoding Of Meaning In Social Behavior, Mary Seburn

McNair Scholars Journal

In an effort to further the understanding of social action, we explored the processes by which people interpret or understand the meaning of social behaviors, and also how social behaviors are constructed when people wish to communicate a specific meaning in a social action . This involved two phases. First, participants gene rated behaviors that expressed a given set of semantic features. These were then rated by a second group of participants on scales representing the dimensions of dominance and affiliation as a measure of accuracy. The second phase investigated the process by which meaning is derived from a social …

Marquis Astolphe De Custine's Influence On Russia's Nineteenth Century Intellectuals, Shannon L. Snyder

McNair Scholars Journal

The Marquis Astolphe de Custine was a product of the French Revolution and, as a result, disliked much of what was occurring politically in France. He went to Russia in search of the ideals found within the ancient regime, but returned a more staunch believer in democracy. His work influenced a great many Russian intellectuals and spurred many of them to critique their own government at a time when doing so could mean death.