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Recipe For A Healthy Collection Assessment, Paula Barnett-Ellis, Charlcie Pettway Vann

Presentations, Proceedings & Performances

Collection assessments are conducted at the Houston Cole Library to ensure that current programs are supported adequately and to find out if materials are needed for newly added programs. They are conducted approximately every 5 years or sooner if needed for program reaccreditations.

Subject librarians prepare collection assessment reports using either a detailed long method with conspectus worksheets, or a short method with more numbers and less narrative. Ingredients are mixed together with the help of the technical services and acquisition departments to prepare needed data.

Assessment reports on various Library of Congress subjects have the same basic recipe. Some …

Pronator Quadratus Rotational Muscle Flap For Coverage Of A Distal Radius Volar Plate, Neal Wostbrock, Cole Paffett, Joshua Romero, Leslie Neher, Dustin Larson, Deana Mercer, Christina Salas

Hand and Wrist

No abstract provided.

Ua61/1 External Advisory Board Meeting, Wku School Of Nursing

WKU Administration Documents

Powerpoint presentation for WKU School of Nursing external advisory board meeting.

Accessibility: Electronic And Information Technologies (Eit), Wendy Walker, Teressa M. Keenan

Mansfield Library Faculty Publications

In 2014, the President of the University of Montana (UM) signed a resolution agreement with the Department of Education Office for Civil Rights regarding the accessibility of electronic and information technology (EIT) at UM. Since that time, we have been learning about accessibility and accessible technologies and have investigated the accessibility of EIT-based services at the Mansfield Library. We will share what we have learned about EIT accessibility; key results from our assessment of CONTENTdm; and a new cataloging initiative that improves the discoverability of accessible materials in library collections.

Catching Up With Time: Tips, Tricks & Best Practices For Library Renovations, Simone L. Yearwood

Events

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Classroom Space, In The Library, Stephanie Margolin

Events

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Allelopathic Compounds In Adenostoma Fasciculatum Leaves May Inhibit Seed Germination Of Ceanothus Megacarpus, Olivia L. Le Sage, Shamiran C. Prater, Christian M. Botello

Featured Research

We investigated the effects the allelopathogen thought to be found in Adenostoma fasciculatum leaves on seed germination in Ceanothus megacarpus seeds. We hypothesized that seeds treated with an extract containing the allelopathogen would not germinate, compared to seeds not treated with the allelopathogen. We hypothesized this because Adenostoma fasciculatum is known to produce an allelopathogen which inhibits growth in nearby plants in a natural environment. We prepared a 70% ethanol extract with Adenostoma fasciculatum leaves and treated 30 scarified Ceanothus megacarpus seeds with it; 30 additional Ceanothus megacarpus seeds were only given 70% ethanol. We placed these seeds in a …

The Effect Of Temperature On Root Nodulation And Growth In Glycine Max, Brooke O’Neill, Katherine Kawachi

Featured Research

This investigation explores the effects of temperature on root nodulation and other plant growth factors in soy bean plants. Vegetative development such as node appearance rate increases as temperatures rise to the species’ optimum level, in which the maximum temperature for growth in C₃ plants is 25 °C. (Hatfield, 2015). We hypothesized that soy bean plants would produce more nodules in 25°C than 35°C, rationalizing the Q₁₀ theory which states that a 10 degree temperature change produces measureable effects in biological and chemical metabolic systems. This idea becomes worthy of experiment when looking at how increasing temperature affects …

Comparison Of Nighttime Stomatal Conductance In Malosma Laurnia And Encelia Californica, Stephanie R. Kaplan, Jessica T. Gash, Hannah H. Ziegler

Featured Research

The experiment aimed to look at the comparison between the nighttime stomatal conductance of Malosma laurina and Encelia californica. Through the use of leaf porometry and subsequent data analysis, it was determined that there was no statistical differnce between either species, due to the fact that the Malosma laurina was a resprouted species, that needed significantly less water than a fully mature M. laurina plant would have needed.

The Effect Of Water Deficit On Photosynthetic Properties Of Salvia Leucophylla, Brianna Scott, Theadora Ordog, Alexis Lordi

Featured Research

California has been in a severe drought in recent years due to anthropogenic warming, and it has had a major effect on chemical and physical properties of native plants. Salvia leucophylla, a common plant in Southern California, has evolved an adaptation to water stress through losing its leaves, known as a drought deciduous plant. Considering the increase of CO2 in the atmosphere, it is absolutely essential for leaves to retain their ability to photosynthesize to maintain the health of the environment through CO2 sequestration. The objective of this experiment was to see how drought levels affect the physical and …

Effects Of Drought On Antimicrobial Properties Of A Chaparral Indicator Species — Adenostoma Fasciculatum, Andrew Shute, Jennifer Duff, Salina Pearce-Harris

Featured Research

The dominant plant type of Pepperdine’s Malibu campus is chaparral, of which an important indicator species is Adenostoma fasciculatum. It is known that A. fasciculatum produces compounds that are deadly to many bacteria. However, California is currently experiencing unprecedented drought, which is pushing plants well beyond their normal stress levels. In this study, we investigated the effect of drought stress on the ability of A. fasciculatum to inhibit growth of bacteria. We hypothesized that extract from drought-stressed plants would be better able to kill bacteria than hydrated ones, because the plant would be induced to produce more antimicrobial compounds …

Root Hydraulic Conductance In Laurel Sumac Experiencing Severe Dieback In The Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre, Avery N. Davis, Sarah B. Nelson, Stephen D. Davis

Featured Research

Malosma laurina (laurel sumac) is a dominant species in coastal chaparral ecosystems, extending its roots down to an average of 40 feet in rocky, sandy soils. The deep root systems of M. laurina provide structural support for the steep Santa Monica Mountains. The roots also allow M. laurina to draw from the deep water table, increasing its drought tolerance. M. laurina dieback is prevalent in coastal exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains presumably due to historic drought predisposing plant tissues to infection by the fungal pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea. In ecosystems that experience annual dry periods, a high hydraulic conductance …

The Effect Of The Tapia Water Treatment Plant On The Growth Of Lemna Minor, Morgan Clark, Imani Goodman, William Ota, Alora Yarbrough

Featured Research

Human beings are changing not just global temperature but even the makeup of the water in our planet's rivers and streams. The Tapia Water Treatment Facility is located in the upper section of Malibu creek and treats around 9.5 million gallons per day of water which is then released into the Malibu watershed. This water is treated using chemicals not typically found in local streams and these chemicals may be harming the organisms that live downstream of the water treatment plant. Downstream from the Tapia water treatment plant we were able to find increased levels of both nitrates and phosphates …

The Effects Of Chronic Partial Sleep Deprivation On Alcohol Consumption And Delta Fos B Accumulation, Kristian Ponder

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

The present study explores the relation between sleep restriction and alcohol use and the neural substrates that result from chronic behaviors, such as transcription factors. Transcription factor activity is suggested as a possible outcome of chronic behaviors, such as addiction. Sleep is discussed as possible mediating factor in the relationship between specific transcription factors and alcohol. Analysis will focus on brain areas related to both sleep and reward.

Practices Supporting Breastfeeding In The Nicu: A National Survey, Elizabeth E. Nottingham

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

Babies who are born early are at risk for developing serious life-threatening conditions and developmental delays. Providing babies with breast milk, and helping them breast feed has been shown to reduce the chances of these conditions and delays. However, hospitals across the country have adopted wildly different practices when it comes to feeding these babies. By understanding the current practices in hospitals across the country, we can begin to understand how to affect change.

Exploring The Effects Of Dance As A Therapeutic Media To Assess Attunement In Co-Occupation Between Primary Caregiver And Infant, Kelly R. Frye, Natalie A. Perez

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This presentation shares findings from a five-week intervention group designed to explore the effects of therapeutic dance-based activities on the parent-infant bond. Dance was chosen as a therapeutic activity because it promotes simultaneous involvement of both the parent and child in a shared co-occupation. Dance involves non-verbal communication and relies heavily on vision, touch, and trust, all of which are in an infants’ repertoire. In the occupational therapy literature, co-occupations are defined as activities in which two or more persons are simultaneously engaged in related experiences (Pickens, Pizur-Barnekow, 2009). Co-occupations involve shared meaning; they include dimensions of shared physicality, shared …

A Comparison Of Restorable And Unrestorable Defendants, Kristen T. Campbell

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

The current study examined differences in demographic, criminal, neuropsychological, and psychiatric variables between defendants restorable and unrestorable to competency. Defendants found to be unrestorable were more likely to have a misdemeanor charge, a cognitive disorder, a longer duration of illness, a lower IQ score, and a lower Repeatable Battery for the Assessment of Neuropsychological Status (RBANS) score. Defendants found to be restorable tended to have a diagnosis of a mood disorder. With an improved understanding of characteristics associated with unrestorability, clinicians can make more accurate predictions about the probability of a defendant being restored to competency.

Nature Connection: Theory, Evidence And Practice, Matt V. Bukowski

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This presentation explores scholarly work at the intersection of mental health and the natural world in a variety of disciplines. My intent is to provide an overview of theoretical perspectives, research-based evidence, and clinical practices that support the idea that experiencing the natural world can improve human mental health outcomes.

An Epic Teaching Experience: A Case Study Of Pedagogically Innovative Undergraduate Classrooms, Tiffany T. Runion

Showcase of Graduate Student Scholarship and Creative Activities

This qualitative study examined seven professors who taught undergraduate classes in Spring 2016 in the EPIC (Enhancing Pedagogy through Innovative Classrooms) spaces housed in the Student Success Center at James Madison University. Each professor who participated in the study was interviewed, observed teaching in the EPIC space two times and then re-interviewed for this study. A collective case study methodology was used to compare the experiences of the seven professors in the EPIC classrooms. This study explored the uses of the amenities of the EPIC classrooms and the pedagogies used in these classrooms.

The Effects Of Human Involvement: A Study Of Transplanted Nassella Pulchra In A Competitive Environment, Miranda Prints, Summer Ngo, Taylor Purdy

Featured Research

When construction began on the Drescher Graduate Campus, the need to preserve a rare native California grass saw the creation of a transplant garden. A perennial bunchgrass, Nassella pulchra (purple needlegrass), was replanted. Based on a hypothesis that Avena fatua (wild oats), a competitor, would have a greater health than the native grass Nassella pulchra, we measured stomatal conductance, fluorescence, evident fitness, and water potential. In our second hypothesis, we proposed that the naturally occurring Nassella pulchra would have a higher stomatal conductance, a higher fluorescence, a higher water potential, and overall higher fitness than the transplanted …

Extensive Dieback In Malosma Laurina In Coastal Exposures Of The Santa Monica Mountains Associated With Unprecedented Drought In California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Gabriella N. Palmeri

Featured Research

Throughout coastal exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) there is a recent emergence of widespread dieback in Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina). M. laurina is a keystone species of chaparral that dominates the SMM. A significant trait of M. laurina is an extensive root system exceeding 12 m in depth. We hypothesized that M. laurina was weakened by unprecedented drought in California (2013-2015) and predisposed to fungal pathogens. An initial study conducted in the summer of 2015 revealed all stem samples taken from dieback adult M. laurina plants were infected with Botryosphaeria dothidea, while zero stem samples taken …

Botryosphaeria Dothidea Impacts Relative Water Abundance In Malosma Laurina, Andrew Lozano, Michael Gribble, Jared Delapaz

Featured Research

Over the past decade, the California drought has been affecting native chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains. Some parasitic fungi species such as Botryosphaeria dothidea have taken advantage of the drought by invading open wounds, or cankers, in a plant. When extreme environmental stress such as drought occurs, the immune system of the plant is compromised; the fungus can then multiply within the plant, blocking the vascular tissue. In this study, we aim to determine if there is a relationship between the presence of B. dothidea and an increase in the flammability of the native chaparral species Malosma laurina. …

Extensive Dieback In Malosma Laurina In Coastal Exposures Of The Santa Monica Mountains Associated With Unprecedented Drought In California, Gina S. Gilderman, Kaitlyn E. Sauer, Gabriella N. Palmeri

Featured Research

Throughout coastal exposures of the Santa Monica Mountains (SMM) there is a recent emergence of widespread dieback in Laurel Sumac (Malosma laurina). M. laurina is a keystone species of chaparral that dominates the SMM. A significant trait of M. laurina is an extensive root system exceeding 12 m in depth. We hypothesized that M. laurina was weakened by unprecedented drought in California (2013-2015) and predisposed to fungal pathogens. An initial study conducted in the summer of 2015 revealed all stem samples taken from dieback adult M. laurina plants were infected with Botryosphaeria dothidea, while zero stem samples taken …

03_街名背後的香港史, Chi Pang Lau

專題講座

香港的街道命名經歷過多個階段，採取過不同的方式和機制，形成今日百花齊放的局面。香港開埠早期的街道名稱多以人名命名，而近年則普遍以地區特徵加上吉祥字詞組成，各具特色。在這些街道名稱的背後，往往都有一些值得探索的歷史故事。劉智鵬博士於講座中講解一些香港街道名稱的背景由來，讓大家從另一個角度去認識本地歷史。

Nodes Alter Stem Mechanical Strength In Heteromeles Arbutifolia, Gabriella E. Chan, Caleigh A. Howard, Callie E. Shelley

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Our thesis was that the presence of nodes in stems of Heteromeles arbutifolia plants would increase the mechanical strength of the xylem and the bark, allowing the stems to be better protected against harsh weather conditions during the severe California drought. We conducted research on two sample groups, one with nodes and one without nodes. An Instron machine tested the mechanical strength by bending the stems until the xylem broke. Values for MOR (modulus of rupture) and MOE (modulus of elasticity) were measured to determine the overall strength of both groups. We found that the xylem of the stems was …

The Effect Of Nitrate On The Release Of Glucose Into The Hemolymph Of Crayfish, Procambarus Clarkii, Alec R. Flores, Lee Kats, David Green, Gary Bucciarelli

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Pollutants can change the behaviors of invertebrate stream animals. The level of one common pollutant, nitrate (NO3), has been rising in many local rivers and streams throughout the United States due to increases in anthropogenic sources. Nitrate, heavily regulated for its toxic effects to human health, namely the aiding in the development of cancer, also dangerously affects aquatic species by converting oxygen-carrying pigments to forms that are incapable of carrying oxygen. To understand the stress effects of ambient nitrate exposure on P. clarkii, we collected hemolymph samples from red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) over a 48-hour period after exposure to …

Wewelsburg, Heinrich Himmler Und Der Chiemseekessel, Kristen Anderson

Undergraduate German Research Conference

Wewelsburg war eine der rätselhafteste Gebäude von der Nazi Partei und war ein zentralische Schloss für Heinrich Himmlers arische Manie. Viele geheimnisvolle Treffungen wird hier geleitet und die Offizierskorps von der SS die am höhsten im Stand arbeitet genau so mit Himmler, um arische Artefakten zu schaffen. Der Chiemseekessel wird wohl eine von diesen Artefakten. Interessant ist der Geschichte von der Chiemseekessel. Zuerst dachten die Taucher, die hat den Chiemseekessel gefunden, daß sie eine antikes keltisches Artefakt hatte. Aber der Kessel, der total ausser 11 kg Gold geschaffen wird, wird erprobt nicht nur ein falsches keltisch Artefakt zu wäre, aber …

Vater Als Beurteiler. Parallelen Zwischen Das Urteil Und Brief An Den Vater, Margaret Marusek

Undergraduate German Research Conference

Viele Schriftsteller nutzen ihr Schreiben als Therapie. Sie schreiben über die Gedanken, die sie auf ihren Kopfen nicht schlagen können. Das Schreiben kann neuen Ideen entwickeln und alten Ideen ändern.

Offensichtlich war die Beziehung zwischen Vater und Sohn immer in Kafkas Kopf. Viele Kafkas Werke handeln sich von deiser Beziehung. Der berühmteste Text Kafkas (auf Deutsch) ist Das Urteil, und natürlich gibt es da eine komplizierte Beziehung zwischen Vater und Sohn. Brief an den Vater handelt sich eindeutig von Kafkas eigenem Vater, und die Ähnlichkeiten zwischen den Texten sind bemerkenswert. Beide Väter sind in ihrer Arbeit vertieft. Beide Väter …

Martin Beck Als Der Stimme Von Maj Sjöwall Und Per Wahlöös Schwedischer Sozialkritik, Elizabeth Sanders

Undergraduate German Research Conference

1960er sind die Ära von neues Detektivliteratur von Sjöwall und Wahlöö. Detektivfiktion ist nicht nur ein klug und ein interessant Genre sondern auch eine Stimme von Politik und Glauben. Die schwedischen Autoren von der Martin Beck Serie schreiben um die Gesellschaftskritik in die 10 Romanen, die sie hat zwischen 1965-1975 geschrieben. Für Verstandnis um den politischen Glaube in der Serie, man die Kontext von der Autoren in der Kalten Krieg wissen muss. Sjöwall und Wahlöö hat ihren Glauben von Marxismus und Gesellschaftskritik in jede Martin Beck Buch.

Root Hydraulic Conductance In Malosma Laurina Experiencing Severe Dieback In The Santa Monica Mountains, Natalie M. Aguirre 5861995, Avery Davis, Sarah Nelson

Seaver College Research And Scholarly Achievement Symposium

Malosma laurina is a dominant species in coastal chaparral ecosystems The deep root systems of M. laurina provide structural support for the steep Santa Monica Mountains and allow M. laurina to tap into the deep water table. M. laurina dieback is prevalent in coastal exposures of the SMM, presumably due to historic drought predisposing plant tissues to infection by the fungal pathogen Botryosphaeria dothidea. In ecosystems that experience annual dry periods, a high hydraulic conductance in roots is necessary to provide plants with sufficient water. A recent study has examined the effect of Botryosphaeria on the hydraulic conductance of M. …