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The Daily Egyptian, April 08, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 07, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 02, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.

Vol. 9, No. 3, Spring 2014, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Cornerstone

No abstract provided.

Effects Of Incremental Amounts Of Fish Oil On Trans Fatty Acids And Butyrivibrio Bacteria In Continuous Culture Fermenters., A A Abughazaleh, A Ishlak

Peer-reviewed Articles

Previous studies have shown that adding fish oil (FO) to ruminant animal diets increased vaccenic acid (VA; t11 C18:1) accumulation in the rumen. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary FO amounts on selected strains of rumen bacteria involved in biohydrogenation. A single-flow continuous culture system consisting of four fermenters was used in a 4 × 4 Latin square design with four 9 days consecutive periods. Treatment diets were as follows: (i) control diet (53:47 forage to concentrate; CON), (ii) control plus FO at 0.5% (DM basis; FOL), (iii) control plus FO at 2% …

The Daily Egyptian, April 01, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.

The Jackson-Williamson County Survey, Paul Simon Institute

The Simon Review (Occasional Papers of the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute)

The Jackson/Williamson County Survey’s (JWCS) purpose is to examine residents’ assessments of the quality of life in Jackson and Williamson County. The survey will provide local leaders, community organizations, and citizens with insights for long-term planning. The questionnaire was developed by staff at the Survey Research Office, Center for State Policy & Leadership at the University of Illinois Springfield and staff and faculty at the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

The Relationship Between Television And Language Development, Jessica M. Loverude

Research Papers

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 31, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Design Of A Workshop To Teach Clinical Staff How To Effectively Build Rapport With In-Home Clients, Dehazard Allen Iii

Research Papers

The demand for effective rapport building skills in the job market has increased. Most jobs make it imperative that there employees know what it takes to be effective in building solid relationships with clients to not only ensure that the clients return, but to create more ratings of satisfactory so as to increase their clientele. It has been identified that in order to effectively build rapport, one must possess sufficient interpersonal skills because it is very essential in effectively building relationships with others.

In the field of behavior analysis, behavior analysts are only briefly acknowledging the effects of rapport building …

Selling The Beat: Hip-Hop Culture And Product Branding Among Young Adults, Brandi R. Fields

Research Papers

The foundations of the urban community were established through the movements, rhythms and lectures of those previously associated with the population. Hip-hop gives truth to the idea that youth are impressionable and serve as trendsetters of the future. Hip-hop artists function as the success story of a sector were little opportunity is afforded to large imaginations. Marketers, record label executives and brand managers have decoded the anatomy of a musical artist and are dissecting the many ways to promote the hip-hop artist outside of his original identity. This research explores the marketing and advertising strategies used to support the artist …

The Daily Egyptian, March 27, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 26, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 25, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 24, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 18, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 16, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

Population Dynamics Of Endangered Iresine Rhizomatosa (Juda’S Bush), David J. Gibson, Lauren Michele Schwartz

Reports

Population changes of Iresine rhizomatosa Standl. (Juda’s bush, bloodleaf: Amaranthaceae) a State listed (Endangered in Illinois and Maryland, Rare in Indiana) perennial bush of floodplain forests is reported. The size/stage class distribution of I. rhizomatosa plants in Beall Woods and Robeson Hills, Illinois was determined to assess the proportional representation of individuals of different sizes, and monitor fecundity. One hundred randomly located individuals were tagged in each population in March 2012 and monitored for two years. Seedling emergence was monitored from fall 2012 through spring 2013. The number of flowering spikes, and numbers of seed produced were monitored on randomly …

The Daily Egyptian, March 06, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 05, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, March 04, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2014

No abstract provided.

The Daily Egyptian, April 03, 2014, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2014

No abstract provided.

Vadose Zone Processes: A Compendium For Teaching Interdisciplinary Modeling, Robert Heinse, Timothy E. Link

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

We describe one approach of teaching vadose zone (VZ) processes to non-vadose zone (NVZ) scholars interested in the water and climate change nexus. Our objective is to introduce key models and input parameters, briefly explain the mechanics of solving the problem using the Richards equation approach, and to point out alternative and scale-dependent approaches and solutions. Our goal is to provide enough information such that students gain some familiarity with key terms, have a rudimentary mechanistic understanding, and most importantly, know where to look for more information. We recognize that in some situations a significant amount of complexity is embedded …

Simple Climate Models To Illustrate How Bifurcations Can Alter Equilibria And Stability, Christopher M. Herald, Satoko Kurita, Aleksey S. Telyakovskiy

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Climate change is, by its nature, a truly interdisciplinary topic. While college level science classes now frequently include exposure to climate change issues, not all science majors, math majors and future math K-12 teachers are likely to see climate issues in the course of their studies. Here we present one self-contained topic that can be presented to those students without requiring too much additional explanation about climate change issues. This case study also can serve to illustrate the rather sophisticated concept of a "tipping point" to a diverse science audience without advanced training in dynamical systems. We consider the effect …

The Fourth Dimension Of Interdisciplinary Modeling, Franco Biondi

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

Space and time are the domains used by every model in the applied environmental sciences, with the latter normally considered to add a fourth dimension to our simulated versions of reality. Dealing with modern challenges in water-related disciplines requires that we extend our historical perspective as far back as possible to capture underlying long-term dynamics that would otherwise be impossible to detect. At the same time, performing and interpreting retrospective studies demands an understanding of their strengths and weaknesses. Here I attempt to clarify both the importance of the past and the inevitable "paleo conundrum" associated with it by drawing …

Tracking The Influence Of Irrigation On Land Surface Fluxes And Boundary Layer Climatology, Venkataramana Sridhar

Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education

When the land surface is altered as a first order change in the climate system, it affects the latent heat flux and evaporative cooling, thereby altering the surface temperature and boundary layer development. Modeling the processes associated with land surface alteration requires an interdisciplinary approach in which the hydrologic processes such as evapotranspiration and soil moisture influenced by human-induced changes are connected to the atmospheric system. The Noah Land Surface Model (LSM) coupled with the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model was modified to represent irrigation in the Snake River basin. By simulating the surface energy balance components and the …

Southern Alumni, Siu Alumni Association

SIU Alumni Magazine

No abstract provided.

Ignoring The First Amendment: Criminalizing Legally Consensual Sexual Photographs In People V. Hollins, 2012 Il 112754, 971 N.E.2d 504, Ariana E. Calderaro

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Illinois Supreme Court decision in People v. Hollins upheld the conviction of a defendant under the Illinois child pornography statute for taking photographs of himself and his seventeen-year-old girlfriend having sexual relations, while another Illinois statute legalizes consensual sex with any person seventeen or older.  This is due to the fact that Illinois considers child pornography as its own distinct historical category of unprotected speech, as recognized by the Supreme Court in United States v. Ferber.  However, after the Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Stevens, child pornography is arguably not its own distinct historical category, …

A Bunch Of Hot Air: The Challenges Of Regulating Carbon Capture And Sequestration In Illinois, Eric P. Wilber

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

With mankind contributing to global climate change by emitting carbon dioxide into the air, much focus has been placed on reducing these emissions in energy production.  One important method of reducing carbon emissions in coal-fired power plants is called “carbon capture and sequestration” technology (CCS), which collects the carbon dioxide byproducts of burning coal and injects these gases deep underground.  Two demonstration projects were proposed to use this technology in Central Illinois, called FutureGen 2.0 and Tenaska’s Taylorville Energy Center.

However, both projects have been beset by delays, spiraling costs, and an uncertain regulatory basis, which have created significant problems …

Aaron’S Law: Bringing Sensibility To The Computer Fraud And Abuse Act, Mark Murfin

Southern Illinois University Law Journal

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act is a federal law that governs the crime of computer hacking.  However, it was written in a time before the internet as we know it existed.  Aaron’s Law is the latest proposal aimed at fixing it.  Aaron Schwartz, the law’s namesake, tragically committed suicide while being prosecuted for a violation of this law.  This Comment argues that Aaron’s Law is a good step forward, but not the overhaul this nation deserves.