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Taxonomy Of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Species Associated With Schinus Terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae), Daniel Burckhardt, James P. Cuda, Rodrigo Diaz, William Overholt, Patricia Prade, Dalva Luiz De Queiroz, Marcelo D. Vitorino, Gregory S. Wheeler Jun 2018

Taxonomy Of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) Species Associated With Schinus Terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae), Daniel Burckhardt, James P. Cuda, Rodrigo Diaz, William Overholt, Patricia Prade, Dalva Luiz De Queiroz, Marcelo D. Vitorino, Gregory S. Wheeler

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© 2018 Florida Entomological Society. All rights reserved. Brazilian peppertree, Schinus terebinthifolia Raddi (Anacardaceae), native to Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay, is one of the most invasive weeds in Florida. In its native range, at least 4 psyllid species of the genus Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) are associated with it. All 4 species are monophagous and constitute a likely monophyletic group that induce pit galls, usually on the upper leaf surface. Here we revise the taxonomy of these species, 2 of which are described as new, viz. C. lutea sp. nov. and C. praestigiator sp. nov. Morphological differences between the 4 …

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Analysis Of Soil Management And Water Conservation Practices Adoption Among Crop And Pasture Farmers In Humid-South Of The United States, Naveen Adusumilli, Hua Wang Jun 2018

Analysis Of Soil Management And Water Conservation Practices Adoption Among Crop And Pasture Farmers In Humid-South Of The United States, Naveen Adusumilli, Hua Wang

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© 2018 International Research and Training Center on Erosion and Sedimentation and China Water and Power Press Nutrient management, water quality protection, and irrigation efficiency top the list of on-farm resource concerns indicating a need to address them through conservation strategies. A suite of Best Management Practices (BMPs) has been identified and recommended, through several outlets, to farmers to ameliorate these concerns. This research examines the adoption of strategies that ameliorate the resource concerns as a joint decision, using a bivariate model. Data from the 2016 Nutrient Management Survey, conducted by the Louisiana Master Farmer Program, are used to examine …

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Structural Modification Of The Tripeptide Kpv By Reductive “Glycoalkylation” Of The Lysine Residue, Abigael C. Songok, Pradip Panta, William T. Doerrler, Megan A. Macnaughtan, Carol M. Taylor Jun 2018

Structural Modification Of The Tripeptide Kpv By Reductive “Glycoalkylation” Of The Lysine Residue, Abigael C. Songok, Pradip Panta, William T. Doerrler, Megan A. Macnaughtan, Carol M. Taylor

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© 2018 Songok et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Peptides that exhibit enzymatic or hormonal activities are regulatory factors and desirable therapeutic drugs because of their high target specificity and minimal side effects. Unfortunately, these drugs are susceptible to enzymatic degradation, leading to their rapid elimination and thereby demanding frequent dosage. Structurally modified forms of some peptide drugs have shown enhanced pharmacokinetics, improving their oral bioavailability. Here, we discuss a …

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The Montevideo Interpretation Of Quantum Mechanics: A Short Review, Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin Jun 2018

The Montevideo Interpretation Of Quantum Mechanics: A Short Review, Rodolfo Gambini, Jorge Pullin

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The Montevideo interpretation of quantum mechanics, which consists of supplementing environmental decoherence with fundamental limitations in measurement stemming from gravity, has been described in several publications. However, some of them appeared before the full picture provided by the interpretation was developed. As such, it can be difficult to get a good understanding via the published literature. Here, we summarize it in a self-contained brief presentation including all its principal elements.

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Physics Potentials With The Second Hyper-Kamiokande Detector In Korea, K. Abe, Ke Abe, S. H. Ahn, H. Aihara, A. Aimi, R. Akutsu, C. Andreopoulos, I. Anghel, L. H.V. Anthony, M. Antonova, Y. Ashida, V. Aushev, M. Barbi, G. J. Barker, G. Barr, P. Beltrame, V. Berardi, M. Bergevin, S. Berkman, L. Berns, T. Berry, S. Bhadra, F. D.M. Blaszczyk, A. Blondel, S. Bolognesi, S. B. Boyd, A. Bravar, C. Bronner Jun 2018

Physics Potentials With The Second Hyper-Kamiokande Detector In Korea, K. Abe, Ke Abe, S. H. Ahn, H. Aihara, A. Aimi, R. Akutsu, C. Andreopoulos, I. Anghel, L. H.V. Anthony, M. Antonova, Y. Ashida, V. Aushev, M. Barbi, G. J. Barker, G. Barr, P. Beltrame, V. Berardi, M. Bergevin, S. Berkman, L. Berns, T. Berry, S. Bhadra, F. D.M. Blaszczyk, A. Blondel, S. Bolognesi, S. B. Boyd, A. Bravar, C. Bronner

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Hyper-Kamiokande consists of two identical water-Cherenkov detectors of total 520 kt, with the first one in Japan at 295 km from the J-PARC neutrino beam with 2.5° off-axis angles (OAAs), and the second one possibly in Korea at a later stage. Having the second detector in Korea would benefit almost all areas of neutrino oscillation physics, mainly due to longer baselines. There are several candidate sites in Korea with baselines of 1000-1300 km and OAAs of 1°-3°. We conducted sensitivity studies on neutrino oscillation physics for a second detector, either in Japan (JD × 2) or Korea (JD + KD), …

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Structural Modification Of The Tripeptide Kpv By Reductive “Glycoalkylation” Of The Lysine Residue, Abigael C. Songok, Pradip Panta, William T. Doerrler, Megan A. Macnaughtan, Carol M. Taylor Jun 2018

Structural Modification Of The Tripeptide Kpv By Reductive “Glycoalkylation” Of The Lysine Residue, Abigael C. Songok, Pradip Panta, William T. Doerrler, Megan A. Macnaughtan, Carol M. Taylor

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© 2018 Songok et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Peptides that exhibit enzymatic or hormonal activities are regulatory factors and desirable therapeutic drugs because of their high target specificity and minimal side effects. Unfortunately, these drugs are susceptible to enzymatic degradation, leading to their rapid elimination and thereby demanding frequent dosage. Structurally modified forms of some peptide drugs have shown enhanced pharmacokinetics, improving their oral bioavailability. Here, we discuss a …

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Tectonic Topography Changes In Cenozoic East Asia: A Landscape Erosion-Sediment Archive In The South China Sea, Yi Yan, Deng Yao, Zhi Xian Tian, Chi Yue Huang, Yildirim Dilek, Peter D. Clift, Zi An Li Jun 2018

Tectonic Topography Changes In Cenozoic East Asia: A Landscape Erosion-Sediment Archive In The South China Sea, Yi Yan, Deng Yao, Zhi Xian Tian, Chi Yue Huang, Yildirim Dilek, Peter D. Clift, Zi An Li

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© 2018. American Geophysical Union. All Rights Reserved. The mode and tempo of Cenozoic fluvial input into the South China Sea by Asian rivers were strongly controlled by tectonically induced topographic changes and landscape development that resulted in repeated river captures and reversals. New Nd isotope and U-Pb detrital zircon data from clastic sedimentary sequences in the northern South China Sea display secular variations reflecting significant changes in the compositions of fluvial sediment as well as changes in source rocks. The oldest, Eocene-Oligocene (before ∼25 Ma) clastic rocks of the South China Sea contain sediments with ɛNd values of −5 …

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Groundsel Bush (Baccharis Halimifolia) Extract Promotes Adipocyte Differentiation In Vitro And Increases Adiponectin Expression In Mature Adipocytes, Anik Boudreau, Scott Fuller, Davidm Ribnicky, Allison J. Richard, Jacqueline M. Stephens Jun 2018

Groundsel Bush (Baccharis Halimifolia) Extract Promotes Adipocyte Differentiation In Vitro And Increases Adiponectin Expression In Mature Adipocytes, Anik Boudreau, Scott Fuller, Davidm Ribnicky, Allison J. Richard, Jacqueline M. Stephens

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© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. An ethanolic extract of Baccharis halimifolia (groundsel bush, GB), which is a native Louisiana plant with documented use in Creole folk medicine, has been shown to inhibit lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced inflammation in cultured macrophages. Here, we examine the effects of GB on adipocyte development and function, as these processes are attractive targets for intervention in insulin resistance. Oil Red O neutral lipid staining, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), and immunoblotting were used to measure GB effects on lipid accumulation, gene expression, and protein abundance, respectively. In differentiating 3T3-L1 adipocytes, GB enhanced …

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Making Epidermal Bladder Cells Bigger: Developmental-And Salinity-Induced Endopolyploidy In A Model Halophyte, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Timothy Rhodes, Kieu Nga T. Tran, Chathura Wijesinghege, John C. Larkin, Maheshi Dassanayake Jun 2018

Making Epidermal Bladder Cells Bigger: Developmental-And Salinity-Induced Endopolyploidy In A Model Halophyte, Bronwyn J. Barkla, Timothy Rhodes, Kieu Nga T. Tran, Chathura Wijesinghege, John C. Larkin, Maheshi Dassanayake

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© 2018 American Society of Plant Biologists. All rights reserved. Endopolyploidy occurs when DNA replication takes place without subsequent mitotic nuclear division, resulting in cell-specific ploidy levels within tissues. In plants, endopolyploidy plays an important role in sustaining growth and development, but only a few studies have demonstrated a role in abiotic stress response. In this study, we investigated the function of ploidy level and nuclear and cell size in leaf expansion throughout development and tracked cell type-specific ploidy in the halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. In addition to developmental endopolyploidy, we examined the effects of salinity stress on ploidy level. We …

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Putative Resistance-Associated Genes Induced In Sugarcane In Response To The Brown Rust Fungus, Puccinia Melanocephala And Their Use In Genetic Diversity Analysis Of Louisiana Sugarcane Clones, Mavir Carolina Avellaneda, Arnold P. Parco, Jeffrey W. Hoy, Niranjan Baisakh Jun 2018

Putative Resistance-Associated Genes Induced In Sugarcane In Response To The Brown Rust Fungus, Puccinia Melanocephala And Their Use In Genetic Diversity Analysis Of Louisiana Sugarcane Clones, Mavir Carolina Avellaneda, Arnold P. Parco, Jeffrey W. Hoy, Niranjan Baisakh

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Development of resistant cultivars is the main control measure against sugarcane brown rust caused by Puccinia melanocephala. Durability is uncertain, since the pathogen possesses adaptive ability to overcome host plant resistance. A differential gene expression study utilizing suppressive subtraction hybridization was conducted to identify brown rust responsive genes in sugarcane. The expression patterns of 11 out of 217 unigenes of the subtractive library representing biosynthetic pathways, defense-related genes, and signaling genes were analyzed in L 99-233, a cultivar exhibiting quantitative resistance, L 01-299, a resistant cultivar with the major resistance gene Bru1, and two susceptible cultivars, Ho 95-988 and L …

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Defining Freeway Design Capacity Based On Stochastic Observations, Siavash Shojaat, Justin Geistefeldt, Scott A. Parr, Luis Escobar, Brian Wolshon Jun 2018

Defining Freeway Design Capacity Based On Stochastic Observations, Siavash Shojaat, Justin Geistefeldt, Scott A. Parr, Luis Escobar, Brian Wolshon

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The estimation of capacity as a parameter to assess traffic flow performance on freeway facilities has received considerable attention in the literature. Despite the general acceptance of the stochastic notion of capacity, limited research has been conducted on how to select a single representative design value from a capacity distribution function. This paper reports the results of an empirical comparison between conventional capacity estimates and those obtained by maximizing the sustained flow index (SFI) for 19 U.S. freeway sections. The SFI is defined as the product of the traffic volume and the probability of survival at this volume. The capacity …

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Blood Pressures Are Going Down Worldwide—But Why?, Julia A. Critchley, Richard S. Cooper Jun 2018

Blood Pressures Are Going Down Worldwide—But Why?, Julia A. Critchley, Richard S. Cooper

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Using Hydrogen Stable Isotope Ratios To Trace The Geographic Origin Of The Population Of Bactrocera Dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Trapped In Northern China, Zihua Zhao, Zhenglong Lu, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Shuo Zhao, Guanghui Lin, Jianyun Ding, Jiajiao Wu, Zhihong Li Jun 2018

Using Hydrogen Stable Isotope Ratios To Trace The Geographic Origin Of The Population Of Bactrocera Dorsalis (Diptera: Tephritidae) Trapped In Northern China, Zihua Zhao, Zhenglong Lu, Gadi V.P. Reddy, Shuo Zhao, Guanghui Lin, Jianyun Ding, Jiajiao Wu, Zhihong Li

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The oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis Hendel (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a generalist feeder that is known to successfully feed and breed on a variety of fruits and vegetables in the tropical and subtropical zones of Asia. Recently, the northward extension of B. dorsalis has been reported, and this geographic range increase relates to both climate changes and the rapid development of domestic and international trade and travel. However, it has not been possible to determine the origin of this pest, which is trapped in north China. In this study, traps baited with the sex attractant methyl eugenol were used to …

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Reflection Negative Kernels And Fractional Brownian Motion, Palle E.T. Jorgensen, Karl Hermann Neeb, Gestur Ólafsson Jun 2018

Reflection Negative Kernels And Fractional Brownian Motion, Palle E.T. Jorgensen, Karl Hermann Neeb, Gestur Ólafsson

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In this article we study the connection of fractional Brownian motion, representation theory and reflection positivity in quantum physics. We introduce and study reflection positivity for affine isometric actions of a Lie group on a Hilbert space ε and show in particular that fractional Brownian motion for Hurst index 0 < H ≤ 1/2 is reflection positive and leads via reflection positivity to an infinite dimensional Hilbert space if 0 < H < 1/2. We also study projective invariance of fractional Brownian motion and relate this to the complementary series representations of GL2(ℝ). We relate this to a measure preserving action on a Gaussian L2-Hilbert space L2(ε).

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A Theory Of Minimal K-Types For Flat G-Bundles, Christopher L. Bremer, Daniel S. Sage Jun 2018

A Theory Of Minimal K-Types For Flat G-Bundles, Christopher L. Bremer, Daniel S. Sage

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The theory of minimal K-types for p-adic reductive groups was developed in part to classify irreducible admissible representations with wild ramification. An important observation was that minimal K-types associated to such representations correspond to fundamental strata. These latter objects are triples (x, r, β), where x is a point in the Bruhat-Tits building of the reductive group G, r is a nonnegative real number, and β is a semistable functional on the degree r associated graded piece of the Moy-Prasad filtration corresponding to x. Recent work on the wild ramification case of the geometric Langlands conjectures suggests that fundamental strata …

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Stability And Robustness Analysis For A Multispecies Chemostat Model With Delays In The Growth Rates And Uncertainties, Frederic Mazenc, Gonzalo Robledo, Michael Malisoff Jun 2018

Stability And Robustness Analysis For A Multispecies Chemostat Model With Delays In The Growth Rates And Uncertainties, Frederic Mazenc, Gonzalo Robledo, Michael Malisoff

Faculty Publications

We study a chemostat model with an arbitrary number of competing species, one substrate, and constant dilution rates. We allow delays in the growth rates and additive uncertainties. Using constant inputs of certain species, we derive bounds on the sizes of the delays that ensure asymptotic stability of an equilibrium when the uncertainties are zero, which can allow persistence of multiple species. Under delays and uncertainties, we provide bounds on the delays and on the uncertainties that ensure input-to-state stability with respect to uncertainties.

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Bounding The Energy-Constrained Quantum And Private Capacities Of Phase-Insensitive Bosonic Gaussian Channels, Kunal Sharma, Mark M. Wilde, Sushovit Adhikari, Masahiro Takeoka Jun 2018

Bounding The Energy-Constrained Quantum And Private Capacities Of Phase-Insensitive Bosonic Gaussian Channels, Kunal Sharma, Mark M. Wilde, Sushovit Adhikari, Masahiro Takeoka

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We establish several upper bounds on the energy-constrained quantum and private capacities of all single-mode phase-insensitive bosonic Gaussian channels. The first upper bound, which we call the 'data-processing bound,' is the simplest and is obtained by decomposing a phase-insensitive channel as a pure-loss channel followed by a quantum-limited amplifier channel. We prove that the data-processing bound can be at most 1.45 bits larger than a known lower bound on these capacities of the phase-insensitive Gaussian channel. We discuss another data-processing upper bound as well. Two other upper bounds, which we call the 'ϵ-degradable bound' and the 'ϵ-close-degradable bound,' are established …

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Extending The Application Of Tense And Agreement Measures: A Reply To Rispoli And Hadley (2018), Laurence B. Leonard, Eileen Haebig, Patricia Deevy, Barbara Brown Jun 2018

Extending The Application Of Tense And Agreement Measures: A Reply To Rispoli And Hadley (2018), Laurence B. Leonard, Eileen Haebig, Patricia Deevy, Barbara Brown

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Purpose: In this reply, we respond to comments on our article “Tracking the Growth of Tense and Agreement in Children With Specific Language Impairment: Differences Between Measures of Accuracy, Diversity, and Productivity.” Conclusion: The finite verb morphology composite can be disproportionately affected by frequently occurring grammatical forms produced through direct activation. This assumption was one of the reasons we wished to compare this measure to the tense marker total and the tense/agreement productivity score. The latter two measures provide valuable developmental information that is not available from the finite morphology composite. Yet, the finite verb morphology composite shows good diagnostic …

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Changes To Extender, Cryoprotective Medium, And In Vitro Fertilization Improve Zebrafish Sperm Cryopreservation, Jennifer L. Matthews, Joy M. Murphy, Carrie Carmichael, Huiping Yang, Terrence Tiersch, Monte Westerfield, Zoltan M. Varga Jun 2018

Changes To Extender, Cryoprotective Medium, And In Vitro Fertilization Improve Zebrafish Sperm Cryopreservation, Jennifer L. Matthews, Joy M. Murphy, Carrie Carmichael, Huiping Yang, Terrence Tiersch, Monte Westerfield, Zoltan M. Varga

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Sperm cryopreservation is a highly efficient method for preserving genetic resources. It extends the reproductive period of males and significantly reduces costs normally associated with maintenance of live animal colonies. However, previous zebrafish (Danio rerio) cryopreservation methods have produced variable outcomes and low post-thaw fertilization rates. To improve post-thaw fertilization rates after cryopreservation, we developed a new extender and cryoprotective medium (CPM), introduced quality assessment (QA), determined the optimal cooling rate, and improved the post-thaw in vitro fertilization process. We found that the hypertonic extender E400 preserved motility of sperm held on ice for at least 6 h. We implemented …

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Cryopreservation Of Sperm Bundles (Spermatozeugmata) From Endangered Livebearing Goodeids, Yue Liu, Leticia Torres, Terrence R. Tiersch Jun 2018

Cryopreservation Of Sperm Bundles (Spermatozeugmata) From Endangered Livebearing Goodeids, Yue Liu, Leticia Torres, Terrence R. Tiersch

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More than half of fishes in the family Goodeidae are considered to be endangered, threatened, or vulnerable. Sperm cryopreservation is an effective tool for conserving genetic resources of imperiled populations, but development of protocols with livebearing fishes faces numerous challenges including the natural packaging of sperm into bundles. In this study the cryopreservation of sperm bundles (spermatozeugmata) of three goodeids species was evaluated. Sperm quality was evaluated by activation with NaCl-NaOH solution (at 300 mOsmol/kg and pH 11.8), and analysis of dissociable bundles and dissociation duration. Using Redtail Splitfin (Xenotoca eiseni) as a model, the effects of cryoprotectants (dimethyl sulfoxide, …

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Estimating Waterfowl Carrying Capacity At Local Scales: A Case Study From Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, Kevin M. Ringelman, Christopher K. Williams, Paul M. Castelli, Mason L. Sieges, Rebecca A. Longenecker, Theodore C. Nichols, Stephen D. Earsom Jun 2018

Estimating Waterfowl Carrying Capacity At Local Scales: A Case Study From Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, Kevin M. Ringelman, Christopher K. Williams, Paul M. Castelli, Mason L. Sieges, Rebecca A. Longenecker, Theodore C. Nichols, Stephen D. Earsom

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The management of wintering North American waterfowl is based on the premise that the amount of foraging habitat can limit populations. To estimate carrying capacity of winter habitats, managers use bioenergetic models to quantify energy (food) availability and energy demand, and use results as planning tools to meet regional conservation objectives. Regional models provide only coarse estimates of carrying capacity because habitat area, habitat energy values, and temporal trends in population-level demand are difficult to quantify precisely at large scales. We took advantage of detailed data previously collected on wintering waterfowl at Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and surrounding …

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Dopamine-Related Genotypes And Physical Activity Change During An Intervention: The Lifestyle Interventions And Independence For Elders Study, Andrea L. Rosso, Andrea L. Metti, Nancy W. Glynn, Robert M. Boudreau, W. Jack Rejeski, Nicolaas Bohnen, Haiying Chen, Neil M. Johannsen, Abby C. King, Todd M. Manini, Marco Pahor, Stephanie A. Studenski, Carlos A.Vaz Fragoso, Caterina Rosano Jun 2018

Dopamine-Related Genotypes And Physical Activity Change During An Intervention: The Lifestyle Interventions And Independence For Elders Study, Andrea L. Rosso, Andrea L. Metti, Nancy W. Glynn, Robert M. Boudreau, W. Jack Rejeski, Nicolaas Bohnen, Haiying Chen, Neil M. Johannsen, Abby C. King, Todd M. Manini, Marco Pahor, Stephanie A. Studenski, Carlos A.Vaz Fragoso, Caterina Rosano

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Objectives: To determine whether intervention-induced physical activity (PA) changes in sedentary older adults differed according to dopamine-related genotype. Design: Randomized clinical trial (Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders Trial (2010–13)). Setting: Multicenter study, 8 U.S. locations. Participants: Volunteer sample of sedentary adults aged 70 to 89 at risk of disability (N=1635). Interventions: Structured PA versus health education (HE) for an average of 2.6 years. Measurements: Single-nucleotide polymorphisms of dopamine-related genes (dopamine receptor (DR) D1, DRD2, DRD3, and catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT)) were assessed. Average moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) was calculated using accelerometry (min/d) at baseline and 6, 12, and 24 months. …

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An Octatonic History Of Prokofiev's Compositional Oeuvre, Inessa Bazayev Jun 2018

An Octatonic History Of Prokofiev's Compositional Oeuvre, Inessa Bazayev

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The article examines Prokofiev's compositional oeuvre through the lens of the Rimsky- Korsakov scale (octatonic collection) and its prominence in selected works from 1915 through 1941. Although he never took a composition lesson with Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev's careful use of the collection shows his intimate knowledge of the scale. The article seeks to add a understanding of the development of the Rimsky-Korsakov scale within Russian theoretical thought. A survey of short octatonic sections culminates in the analysis of Sonata no. 6, which not only uses the same octatonic collection to characterize the themes of first and last movements, but also features …

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A Salt On The Senses, Sineenath Sukkwai, Kongkarn Kijroongrojana, Napapan Chokumnoyporn, Sujinda Sriwattana, Damir D. Torrico, Kairy D. Pujols, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul Jun 2018

A Salt On The Senses, Sineenath Sukkwai, Kongkarn Kijroongrojana, Napapan Chokumnoyporn, Sujinda Sriwattana, Damir D. Torrico, Kairy D. Pujols, Witoon Prinyawiwatkul

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Correction: Genome-Wide Microarray Analysis Leads To Identification Of Genes In Response To Herbicide, Metribuzin In Wheat Leaves(Plos One (2017) 12: 12 (E0189639) Doi: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0189639), Whitney Pilcher, Hana Zandkarimi, Kelly Arceneaux, Stephen Harrison, Niranjan Baisakh Jun 2018

Correction: Genome-Wide Microarray Analysis Leads To Identification Of Genes In Response To Herbicide, Metribuzin In Wheat Leaves(Plos One (2017) 12: 12 (E0189639) Doi: 10.1371/Journal.Pone.0189639), Whitney Pilcher, Hana Zandkarimi, Kelly Arceneaux, Stephen Harrison, Niranjan Baisakh

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The second author’s name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Hana Zandkarimi. The correct citation is: Pilcher W, Zandkarimi H, Arceneaux K, Harrison S, Baisakh N (2017) Genome-wide microarray analysis leads to identification of genes in response to herbicide, metribuzin in wheat leaves. PLoS ONE 12(12): e0189639. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0189639

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A Coupled Ericksen/Allen–Cahn Model For Liquid Crystal Droplets, Angelique Morvant, Ethan Seal, Shawn W. Walker Jun 2018

A Coupled Ericksen/Allen–Cahn Model For Liquid Crystal Droplets, Angelique Morvant, Ethan Seal, Shawn W. Walker

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We present a model and discretization that couples the Ericksen model of liquid crystals with variable degree of orientation to the Allen–Cahn equations with a mass constraint. The coupled system models liquid crystal droplets with anisotropic surface tension effects due to the liquid crystal molecular alignment. The total energy consists of the Ericksen energy, phase-field (Allen–Cahn) energy, and a weak anchoring energy that couples the liquid crystal to the diffuse interface. We describe our discretization of the total energy along with a method to compute minimizers via a discrete gradient flow algorithm which has a strictly monotone energy decreasing property. …

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Secure Transmission With Guaranteed User Satisfaction In Heterogeneous Networks: A Two-Level Stackelberg Game Approach, Nanmiao Wu, Xiangwei Zhou, Mingxuan Sun Jun 2018

Secure Transmission With Guaranteed User Satisfaction In Heterogeneous Networks: A Two-Level Stackelberg Game Approach, Nanmiao Wu, Xiangwei Zhou, Mingxuan Sun

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In this paper, secure transmission in a heterogeneous network in the presence of multiple eavesdroppers is studied. A game-theoretic framework is proposed to enhance the security of the macro base station (MBS), while guaranteeing user satisfaction of the small base stations (SBSs) by exploiting the cooperation and competition among the entire network. Specifically, a two-level Stackelberg game is formulated, where the MBS employs a set of competing jamming SBSs to jam the eavesdroppers at the top level, and each employed jamming SBS may require offloading service from multiple competing helping SBSs in its cluster at the bottom level if needed. …

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Construction Of A Tropical Cyclone Size Dataset Using Retroactive Analysis Data With A Damage Application, Derek Trent Thompson Jun 2018

Construction Of A Tropical Cyclone Size Dataset Using Retroactive Analysis Data With A Damage Application, Derek Trent Thompson

LSU Master's Theses

This thesis introduces a new tropical cyclone (TC) size dataset. Using the radius of the outermost closed isobar (ROCI) as the size metric of focus, a comprehensive record of TC size at landfall was constructed for tropical storms and hurricanes that made landfall in the United States along the East Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. The ROCI information was derived from mean sea level pressure maps generated using the NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis I dataset over a 69-year period (1948 – 2016). Construction of the dataset involved using two methodologies, one based on hourly interpolated HURDAT2 best tracks and the …

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Home Is, Jodie Masterman Jun 2018

Home Is, Jodie Masterman

LSU Master's Theses

As an exploration of family and personal history, Home is. aims not only to chronicle my own experiences and memories, but to touch upon the innumerable definitions of the word “home”. The objects are rooted in personal reflection, but each one refers to an aspect of play, identity, love, loss, or regret, inherent within any family. Although they do serve as a blueprint of my life, they are meant to stand as moments shared by all.

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A Performer’S Guide To Poema De Sete Faces, Song Cycle By Jeffrey Perry, Paulo Henrique Campos Silva Jun 2018

A Performer’S Guide To Poema De Sete Faces, Song Cycle By Jeffrey Perry, Paulo Henrique Campos Silva

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The American composer Jeffrey Perry composed the song cycle Poema de sete faces (Poem of seven faces), for tenor or soprano and piano, based on the poem of the same name by Carlos Drummond de Andrade, one of the greatest Brazilian modernist poets of the 20th century. Both Drummond’s poem and Perry’s music were written to be open to multiple interpretations. Together, the possibilities for their interpretation are even broader. This dissertation discusses the art that emerges at the intersection of the poem and the music from the perspective of the singer. I present a biography and an overview of …

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