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An Allele Of Sequoia Dominantly Enhances A Trio Mutant Phenotype To Influence Drosophila Larval Behavior, Kathryn E. Dean, April Fields, Marcus J. Geer, Eric C. King, Eric C. Liebl Jan 2013

An Allele Of Sequoia Dominantly Enhances A Trio Mutant Phenotype To Influence Drosophila Larval Behavior, Kathryn E. Dean, April Fields, Marcus J. Geer, Eric C. King, Eric C. Liebl

Faculty Publications

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Comparison Of The Effects Of Extracts From Three Vitex Plant Species On Anopheles Gambiae S.S. (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae, Mokua G. Nyamoita, Innocent Ester, Mbwambo H. Zakaria, Lwande Wilber, Ochola J. Bwire, Hassanali Ahmed Jan 2013

Comparison Of The Effects Of Extracts From Three Vitex Plant Species On Anopheles Gambiae S.S. (Diptera: Culicidae) Larvae, Mokua G. Nyamoita, Innocent Ester, Mbwambo H. Zakaria, Lwande Wilber, Ochola J. Bwire, Hassanali Ahmed

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Acetone and methanol extracts of different parts of three Vitex species (leaves and stem bark of Vitex trifolia, leaves, stem bark and root bark of Vitex schiliebenii and stem and root bark of Vitex payos) were evaluated for their potential to control Anopheles gambiae Giles s.s. larvae (Diptera: Culicidae). The extracts gave different levels and rate of mortality of the larvae. Some (methanol extract of V. trifolia leaves, acetone extracts of stem bark and leaves of V. schiliebenii, acetone extract of root bark of V. payos) caused 100% mortality at 100ppm in 72h, with those of V. schiliebenii and V. …

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Snap-Ed Participants Increase Fruit And Vegetable Consumption, Heidi Leblanc, S. Haws, N. Christensen, D. Christensen, D. Christofferson Jan 2013

Snap-Ed Participants Increase Fruit And Vegetable Consumption, Heidi Leblanc, S. Haws, N. Christensen, D. Christensen, D. Christofferson

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Benefits of consuming fruits and vegetables are documented, yet more than 75 percent of Americans do not eat the recommended servings advised by the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and MyPlate. Through a self-reported post/pre behavior checklist, the Utah State University Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program–Education (SNAP-Ed) demonstrated an increase in fruit and vegetable consumption in low-income individuals through consistent education incorporating four or more lessons over a period of five years.

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Food $Ense Website, Heidi Leblanc, D. Christofferson, E. Milligan Jan 2013

Food $Ense Website, Heidi Leblanc, D. Christofferson, E. Milligan

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

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Mid-Ir Emissivity Spectra Of Mg- And Ca- Carbonates, Oxides, And Hydroxides, Timothy Glotch Jan 2013

Mid-Ir Emissivity Spectra Of Mg- And Ca- Carbonates, Oxides, And Hydroxides, Timothy Glotch

Geosciences Research Data

We used three methods—spectral index mapping, linear spectral mixture analysis, and factor analysis and target transformation—to determine if carbonate decomposition products, including lime (CaO), periclase (MgO), portlandite (Ca(OH)2), and brucite (Mg(OH)2), are present on the surface of Mars. Using an expanded spectral library that includes decomposition products of calcite and magnesite, we deconvolved a binned emissivity data set from the Mars Global Surveyor Thermal Emission Spectrometer (MGS-TES). The deconvolution model indicates that anhydrous carbonates are not present at kilometer scales above the TES detection limit; however, carbonate decomposition products may be present at or above the TES detection limit in …

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The Saliva Microbiome Of Pan And Homo, Jing Li, Ivan Nasidze, Dominique Quinque, Mingkun Li, Hans Peter Horz, Claudine André, Rosa M. Garriga, Michel Halbwax, Anne Fischer, Mark Stoneking Jan 2013

The Saliva Microbiome Of Pan And Homo, Jing Li, Ivan Nasidze, Dominique Quinque, Mingkun Li, Hans Peter Horz, Claudine André, Rosa M. Garriga, Michel Halbwax, Anne Fischer, Mark Stoneking

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Background: It is increasingly recognized that the bacteria that live in and on the human body (the microbiome) can play an important role in health and disease. The composition of the microbiome is potentially influenced by both internal factors (such as phylogeny and host physiology) and external factors (such as diet and local environment), and interspecific comparisons can aid in understanding the importance of these factors. Results: To gain insights into the relative importance of these factors on saliva microbiome diversity, we here analyze the saliva microbiomes of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) and bonobos (Pan paniscus) from two sanctuaries in Africa, …

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Occurrence, Diversity And Pattern Of Damage Of Oplostomus Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Honey Bee Pests In Kenya, Ayuka T. Fombong, Fiona N. Mumoki, Elliud Muli, Daniel K. Masiga, Richard T. Arbogast, Peter E.A. Teal, Baldwyn Torto Jan 2013

Occurrence, Diversity And Pattern Of Damage Of Oplostomus Species (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Honey Bee Pests In Kenya, Ayuka T. Fombong, Fiona N. Mumoki, Elliud Muli, Daniel K. Masiga, Richard T. Arbogast, Peter E.A. Teal, Baldwyn Torto

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Several arthropod pests including the hive beetles Aethina tumida and Oplostomus haroldi and the ectoparasite Varroa destructor have recently been identified as associated with honey bee colonies in Kenya. Here, we report the first documentation of Oplostomus fuligineus in Kenya, a related scarab of O. haroldi, and distribution, diversity and pattern of damage of the two scarab species on honey bee colonies. Sequence analyses of mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene revealed that there was sufficient sequence divergence to separate both Oplostomus beetles. The same molecular marker separated O. haroldi according to place of origin in Kenya. We further show from …

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Practicum Images 2013, Georgia Southern University Jan 2013

Practicum Images 2013, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Municipal Association Practicum (2013-2022)

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Mycoplasma Feriruminatoris Sp. Nov., A Fast Growing Mycoplasma Species Isolated From Wild Caprinae, Joerg Jores, Anne Fischer, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Andreas Thomann, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Christiane Schnee, Ivette Santana-Cruz, Martin Heller, Joachim Frey Jan 2013

Mycoplasma Feriruminatoris Sp. Nov., A Fast Growing Mycoplasma Species Isolated From Wild Caprinae, Joerg Jores, Anne Fischer, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Andreas Thomann, Elisabeth M. Liebler-Tenorio, Christiane Schnee, Ivette Santana-Cruz, Martin Heller, Joachim Frey

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Five Mycoplasma strains from wild Caprinae were analyzed: four from Alpine ibex (Capra ibex) which died at the Berlin Zoo between 1993 and 1994, one from a Rocky Mountain goat collected in the USA prior to 1987. These five strains represented a population different from the populations belonging to the 'Mycoplasma mycoides cluster' as tested using multi locus sequence typing, Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry analysis and DNA-DNA hybridization. Analysis of the 16S rRNA gene (rrs), genomic sequence based in silico as well as laboratory DNA-DNA hybridization, and the analysis of phenotypic traits in particular their exceptionally …

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First Record Of Calophya Schini (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) In Ethiopia And Kenya, William A. Overholt, Robert S. Copeland, Susan E. Halbert Jan 2013

First Record Of Calophya Schini (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) In Ethiopia And Kenya, William A. Overholt, Robert S. Copeland, Susan E. Halbert

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A South American leaf galling psyllid, Calophya schini Tuthill, has recently been discovered attacking the South American tree Schinus molle L. in Kenya and Ethiopia. This represents the first record of the psyllid in each country and the only record of C. schini in Africa outside of South Africa. In Kenya, the psyllid was parasitized by an unidentified tetrastichine (Eulophidae), probably of the genus Tamarixia, while in Ethiopia C. schini nymphs were heavily parasitized by an unidentified hymenopteran. Copyright © icipe 2013.

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Comparison Of Volatile Blends And Nucleotide Sequences Of Two Beauveria Bassiana Isolates Of Different Virulence And Repellency Towards The Termite Macrotermes Michealseni, D. M. Mburu, N. K. Maniania, A. Hassanali Jan 2013

Comparison Of Volatile Blends And Nucleotide Sequences Of Two Beauveria Bassiana Isolates Of Different Virulence And Repellency Towards The Termite Macrotermes Michealseni, D. M. Mburu, N. K. Maniania, A. Hassanali

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Isolates of the fungus Beauveria bassiana have different levels of virulence and repellency against the termite Macrotermes michaelseni. In the present study, we compared the volatile profiles and gene sequences of two isolates of the fungus with different levels of virulence and repellence to the termite. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometric analyses showed quantitative and qualitative differences in the composition of volatiles of the two isolates. The repellencies of synthetic blends of 10 prominent components that mimicked the volatiles of each of the two isolates were significantly different. Subtractive bioassays showed that the repellency of each isolate was due to synergistic effects …

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Common Host-Derived Chemicals Increase Catches Of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes And Can Improve Early Warning Systems For Rift Valley Fever Virus, David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Peter E.A. Teal, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto Jan 2013

Common Host-Derived Chemicals Increase Catches Of Disease-Transmitting Mosquitoes And Can Improve Early Warning Systems For Rift Valley Fever Virus, David P. Tchouassi, Rosemary Sang, Catherine L. Sole, Armanda D.S. Bastos, Peter E.A. Teal, Christian Borgemeister, Baldwyn Torto

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Rift Valley fever (RVF), a mosquito-borne zoonosis, is a major public health and veterinary problem in sub-Saharan Africa. Surveillance to monitor mosquito populations during the inter-epidemic period (IEP) and viral activity in these vectors is critical to informing public health decisions for early warning and control of the disease. Using a combination of field bioassays, electrophysiological and chemical analyses we demonstrated that skin-derived aldehydes (heptanal, octanal, nonanal, decanal) common to RVF virus (RVFV) hosts including sheep, cow, donkey, goat and human serve as potent attractants for RVFV mosquito vectors. Furthermore, a blend formulated from the four aldehydes and combined with …

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Love Is In The Air: Olfaction-Based Mate-Odour Identification By Jumping Spiders From The Genus Cyrba, Ana M. Cerveira, Robert R. Jackson Jan 2013

Love Is In The Air: Olfaction-Based Mate-Odour Identification By Jumping Spiders From The Genus Cyrba, Ana M. Cerveira, Robert R. Jackson

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Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are known for having good eyesight, but the extent to which they rely on olfaction is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate for the first time that olfactory pheromones are used by two species from the salticid genus Cyrba (C. algerina and C. ocellata). Using a Y-shape olfactometer, we investigated the ability of adult males and females of both species to discriminate between mate and non-mate odour. A hidden spider or a spider's draglines (no spider present) were used as odour sources. There was no evident response by females of either Cyrba species to any tested odour. Males …

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Intuitive Risk Aversion And Reflective Risk Taking In Gain-Framed Economic Games, Tianwei Liu Jan 2013

Intuitive Risk Aversion And Reflective Risk Taking In Gain-Framed Economic Games, Tianwei Liu

Psychology

We typically think of risk taking as impulsive, but evolutionary pressure may actually favor playing it safe as a default strategy. In the context of dual-process theory of reasoning (Evans, 2003), we hypothesized that risk aversion is intuitive for an average decision maker and reflective thinking serves to reduce this intuition. This idea was tested in two studies using economic decision-making tasks. Information processing style was manipulated by forcing fast or slow decisions (Study 1) and by picture priming (Study 2). These manipulations did not affect decisions. We also measured participants' cognitive reflection ability as an individual difference variable in …

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Why Aren't They Teaching? A Study Of Why Some University Of Alaska Teacher Education Graduates Aren't In Classrooms, Alexandra Hill, Diane Hirshberg, Donna Gail Shaw Jan 2013

Why Aren't They Teaching? A Study Of Why Some University Of Alaska Teacher Education Graduates Aren't In Classrooms, Alexandra Hill, Diane Hirshberg, Donna Gail Shaw

CAEPR Reports

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Factorsaffecting The Occurrence Of Faculty-Doctoral Student Coauthorship, Michelle A. Maher, Briana Crotwell Timmerman, David F. Feldon, Denise Strickland Jan 2013

Factorsaffecting The Occurrence Of Faculty-Doctoral Student Coauthorship, Michelle A. Maher, Briana Crotwell Timmerman, David F. Feldon, Denise Strickland

Instructional Technology and Learning Sciences Faculty Publications

Using faculty narratives, this study identifies factors affecting the occurrence of facultydoctoral student coauthorship. Norms of the discipline, resources, faculty goals for students, faculty goals for themselves, and institutional expectations emerged as dominant factors. Each factor is explored separately and as part of an interlocking holistic picture.

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Ecosystem-Scale Rainfall Manipulation In A Piñon-Juniper Forest At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: Volumetric Water Content (Vwc) At 5 Cm Depth Data (2006- ), William Pockman, Nathan Mcdowell Jan 2013

Ecosystem-Scale Rainfall Manipulation In A Piñon-Juniper Forest At The Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico: Volumetric Water Content (Vwc) At 5 Cm Depth Data (2006- ), William Pockman, Nathan Mcdowell

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

Climate models predict that water limited regions around the world will become drier and warmer in the near future, including southwestern North America. We developed a large-scale experimental system that allows testing of the ecosystem impacts of precipitation changes. Four treatments were applied to 1600 m2 plots (40 m × 40 m), each with three replicates in a piñon pine (Pinus edulis) and juniper (Juniper monosperma) ecosystem. These species have extensive root systems, requiring large-scale manipulation to effectively alter soil water availability. Treatments consisted of: 1) irrigation plots that receive supplemental water additions, 2) drought plots that receive 55% of …

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Biome Transition Along Elevational Gradients In New Mexico (Seon) Ameriflux Data (2007- ), Marcy Litvak Jan 2013

Biome Transition Along Elevational Gradients In New Mexico (Seon) Ameriflux Data (2007- ), Marcy Litvak

Sevilleta LTER Program Data

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Survey On Humanities Graduate Education And Alternative Academic Careers (Employer Survey), Katina Rogers Jan 2013

Survey On Humanities Graduate Education And Alternative Academic Careers (Employer Survey), Katina Rogers

Publications and Research

As humanities scholars increasingly recognize the value of public engagement, and as the proportion of tenure-track faculty positions available to new graduates continues to decline, many humanities programs are focusing renewed attention on equipping graduate students for careers as scholars both within and beyond academe. To support those efforts, the Scholarly Communication Institute has carried out a study investigating perceptions about career preparation provided by humanities graduate programs. The survey results help to create a more solid foundation on which to base curricular reform and new initiatives by moving the conversation about varied career paths from anecdote to data. The …

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Survey On Humanities Graduate Education And Alternative Academic Careers (Main), Katina Rogers Jan 2013

Survey On Humanities Graduate Education And Alternative Academic Careers (Main), Katina Rogers

Publications and Research

As humanities scholars increasingly recognize the value of public engagement, and as the proportion of tenure-track faculty positions available to new graduates continues to decline, many humanities programs are focusing renewed attention on equipping graduate students for careers as scholars both within and beyond academe. To support those efforts, the Scholarly Communication Institute has carried out a study investigating perceptions about career preparation provided by humanities graduate programs. The survey results help to create a more solid foundation on which to base curricular reform and new initiatives by moving the conversation about varied career paths from anecdote to data. The …

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February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1c By David Benner, David Benner Dec 2012

February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1c By David Benner, David Benner

ATS Conferences

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February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1b By David Benner, David Benner Dec 2012

February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1b By David Benner, David Benner

ATS Conferences

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February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1a By David Benner, David Benner Dec 2012

February 18, 2010 - Healing Academy - Nurturing Transformation - Re-Visioning Christian Soul Care - Part 1a By David Benner, David Benner

ATS Conferences

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March 22, 2011 - Ministry Conference Chapel By Andy Crouch, Andy Crouch Dec 2012

March 22, 2011 - Ministry Conference Chapel By Andy Crouch, Andy Crouch

ATS Conferences

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An Evaluation Of Models Of Bare Soil Evaporation Formulated With Different Land Surface Boundary Conditions And Assumptions, Kathleen M. Smits, Viet V. Ngo, Abdullah Cihan, Toshihiro Sakaki, Tissa H. Illangasekare Dec 2012

An Evaluation Of Models Of Bare Soil Evaporation Formulated With Different Land Surface Boundary Conditions And Assumptions, Kathleen M. Smits, Viet V. Ngo, Abdullah Cihan, Toshihiro Sakaki, Tissa H. Illangasekare

Civil Engineering Faculty Publications - Archive

Bare soil evaporation is a key process for water exchange between the land and the atmosphere and an important component of the water balance. However, there is no agreement on the best modeling methodology to determine evaporation under different atmospheric boundary conditions. Also, there is a lack of directly measured soil evaporation data for model validation to compare these methods to establish the validity of their mathematical formulations. Thus, a need exists to systematically compare evaporation estimates using existing methods to experimental observations. The goal of this work is to test different conceptual and mathematical formulations that are used to …

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What’S In Your Cup: A Critique Of The Fair Trade System And Its Ability To Support Qualitative Socioeconomic And Environmental Transformation, Brittan M. Stockert Dec 2012

What’S In Your Cup: A Critique Of The Fair Trade System And Its Ability To Support Qualitative Socioeconomic And Environmental Transformation, Brittan M. Stockert

Master's Theses

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Toward Anarchist And Autonomist Marxist Geographies, Nathan Clough, Renata Blumberg Dec 2012

Toward Anarchist And Autonomist Marxist Geographies, Nathan Clough, Renata Blumberg

Department of Nutrition and Food Studies Scholarship and Creative Works

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Certified 2012 Population Estimates For Oregon And Its Counties, Portland State University. Population Research Center Dec 2012

Certified 2012 Population Estimates For Oregon And Its Counties, Portland State University. Population Research Center

Oregon Population Estimates and Reports

Certified Population Estimates for Oregon and Its Counties. This item also contains estimates for Incorporated Cities/Towns.

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An Overview On The Indium-Thallium (In-Tl) Shape Memory Alloy Nanowires, Zhiping P. Luo Dec 2012

An Overview On The Indium-Thallium (In-Tl) Shape Memory Alloy Nanowires, Zhiping P. Luo

College of Health, Science, and Technology

The binary indium-thallium (In-Tl) alloy is a classic type of shape memory alloy with a low melting temperature. In-Tl nanowires (NWs) were prepared by a simple mechanical injection of liquid metal method using anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) as a template. Sample preparation procedures are given in detail, including the AAO fabrication and mechanical injection techniques. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was utilized to characterize the NWs. It was revealed that the NWs were composed of polycrystals with high crystallinity. By in situ heating the NWs in the TEM, reversible transformations between the parent and the martensite phases were observed in both …

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Investigation On Thermo-Mechanical Instability Of Porous Low Dielectric Constant Materials, Emil Hyunbae Zin Dec 2012

Investigation On Thermo-Mechanical Instability Of Porous Low Dielectric Constant Materials, Emil Hyunbae Zin

Material Science and Engineering Dissertations - Archive

This study investigates the structural stability of porous low dielectric constant materials (PLK) under thermal and mechanical load and the influence of contributing factors including porosity as intrinsic factor and plasma damage and moisture absorption as extrinsic factors on thermo-mechanical instability of PLK in advanced Cu/PLK interconnects. For this purpose, a ball indentation creep test technique was developed to examine the thermal and mechanical instability of PLK at relevant load and temperature conditions in the interconnect structure. Our exploration with the ball indentation creep test found that PLK films plastically deforms with time, indicating that viscoplastic deformation does occur under …

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