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Remembering President Evelyn Handler, Lois Shea

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Rumney, New Hampshire Annual Report Of The Town Officers For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2011., Rumney Town Representatives

Rumney, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Casuarina Root Exudates Alter The Physiology, Surface Properties, And Plant Infectivity Of Frankia Sp. Strain Cci3, Nicholas J. Beauchemin, Teal Furnholm, Julien Lavenus, Sergio Svistoonoff, Patrick Doumas, Didier Bogusz, Laurent Laplaze, Louis S. Tisa

Molecular, Cellular & Biomedical Sciences

The actinomycete genus Frankia forms nitrogen-fixing symbioses with 8 different families of actinorhizal plants, representing more than 200 different species. Very little is known about the initial molecular interactions between Frankia and host plants in the rhizosphere. Root exudates are important in Rhizobium-legume symbiosis, especially for initiating Nod factor synthesis. We measured differences in Frankia physiology after exposure to host aqueous root exudates to assess their effects on actinorhizal symbioses. Casuarina cunninghamiana root exudates were collected from plants under nitrogen-sufficient and -deficient conditions and tested on Frankia sp. strain CcI3. Root exudates increased the growth yield of Frankia in the …

Revisiting Maine’S Lobster Commons: Rescaling Political Subjects, Jennifer F. Brewer

Geography

Calls for cross-scalar theoretical and methodological approaches are not new to commons scholarship. Such efforts might be hastened by channelling poststructuralist and critical theory perspectives through the geographic subfield of political ecology, including attention to political scales and subjects. Toward this end, this paper reconsiders Maine’s lobster fishery. This case has provided rich material for watershed commons scholarship, demonstrating the ability of social groups to conserve resources independent of government or markets, and it continues to offer new findings. Recent fieldwork shows that as lobster boat captains advance collective interests through state-supported co-management governance arrangements, concerns of crew and non-fishing …

Is It Time To Forget Science? Reflections On Singular Science And Its History, Jan V. Golinski

History

The name history of science refl ects a set of assumptions about what science is. Among them is the claim that science is a singular thing, a potentially unifi ed group of disciplines that share a common identity. Long promoted by scientists and philosophers on the basis of a supposedly universal scientifi c method, this claim now looks very embattled. I trace its development from the early nineteenth century and the growth of the positivist movement to its various manifestations in the twentieth century. Recently, some historians have called for the term science to be relinquished, and for adoption of …

Manchester Urban Ponds Restoration Program, Average Water Quality Measurements Tables 2000-2012, Jen Drociak, Manchester Environmental Protection Division, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services, Manchester Research Group

Manchester Research Group

Chart of chemical and biological data on Manchester, N.H. ponds from 2000-2012.

Volunteer Lake Assessment Program Individual Lake Reports: Crystal Lake, Manchester, Nh, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Biennial report of observations and recommendations based on chemical and biological data collected from Crystal Lake in Manchester, N.H.

Volunteer Lake Assessment Program Individual Lake Reports: Dorrs Pond, Manchester, Nh, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Biennial report of observations and recommendations based on chemical and biological data collected from Dorrs Pond in Manchester, N.H.

Volunteer Lake Assessment Program Individual Lake Reports: Nutt Pond, Manchester, Nh, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Biennial report of observations and recommendations based on chemical and biological data collected from Nutts Pond in Manchester, N.H.

Annual Report For The Town Of Hebron, New Hampshire For The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2011., Hebron Town Representatives

Hebron, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Patterns Of Anxiety Symptoms In Toddlers And Preschool-Age Children: Evidence Of Early Differentiation, Nicholas D. Mian, Leandra Godoy, Margaret J. Briggs-Gowan, Alice S. Carter

Life Sciences Faculty Scholarship

The degree to which young children’s anxiety symptoms differentiate according to diagnostic groupings is under-studied, especially in children below the age of 4 years. Theoretical (confirmatory factor analysis, CFA) and statistical (exploratory factor analysis, EFA) analytical methods were employed to test the hypothesis that anxiety symptoms among 2–3-year-old children from a non-clinical, representative sample would differentiate in a manner consistent with current diagnostic nosology. Anxiety symptom items were selected from two norm-referenced parent-report scales of child behavior. CFA and EFA results suggested that anxiety symptoms aggregate in a manner consistent with generalized anxiety, obsessive–compulsive symptoms, separation anxiety, and social phobia. …

Patent Landscape Of Influenza A Virus Prophylactic Vaccines And Related Technologies, Jon R. Cavicchi, Stanley P. Kowalski, David L. Pflugh, Jeremy Barton, Jeffrey Janovetz, John Schroeder

Law Faculty Scholarship

Executive Summary: This report focuses on patent landscape analysis of technologies related to prophylactic vaccines targeting pandemic strains of influenza. These technologies include methods of formulating vaccine, methods of producing of viruses or viral subunits, the composition of complete vaccines, and other technologies that have the potential to aid in a global response to this pathogen. The purpose of this patent landscape study was to search, identify, and categorize patent documents that are relevant to the development of vaccines that can efficiently promote the development of protective immunity against pandemic influenza virus strains.

The search strategy used keywords which the …

University Of New Hampshire Stormwater Center 2012 Biennial Report, University Of New Hampshire Stormwater Center (Unhsc)

UNH Stormwater Center

No abstract provided.

Graduate Degree Completions, 2002-2011, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2011-2012 academic year

Associate Degree Completions, 2002-2011, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2011-2012 academic year

A Review Of Above Ground Necromass In Tropical Forests, Michael W. Palace, Michael Keller, George C. Hurtt, Steve Frolking

Earth Sciences

No abstract provided.

Evaluation Of Rockfish Abundance In Untrawlable Habitat: Combining Acoustic And Complementary Sampling Tools, Darin Jones, Christopher D. Wilson, Alex De Robertis, Chris Rooper, Thomas C. Weber, John L. Butler

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

—Rockfishes (Sebastes spp.) are an important component of North Pacific marine ecosystems and commercial fisheries. Because the rocky, high-relief substrate that rockfishes often inhabit is inaccessible to standard survey trawls, population abundance assessments for many rockfish species are difficult. As part of a large study to classify substrate and compare complementary sampling tools, we investigated the feasibility of using an acoustic survey in conjunction with a lowered stereo-video camera, a remotely operated vehicle, and a modified bottom trawl to estimate rockfish biomass in untrawlable habitat. The Snakehead Bank south of Kodiak Island, Alaska, was surveyed repeatedly over 4 days and …

Mapping Gas Seeps With The Deepwater Multibeam Echosounder On Okeanos Explorer, Thomas C. Weber, Larry A. Mayer, Jonathan Beaudoin, Kevin W. Jerram, Mashkoor A. Malik, Bill Shedd, Glen Rice

Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping

No abstract provided.

Unh: The Magazine Of The University Of New Hampshire, Winter 2012, Unh Magazine

UNH Magazine

Archived version of web content originally found at https://unhmagazine.unh.edu/pastissues.html

University Of New Hampshire Graduate Catalog, 2012-2013, University Of New Hampshire

Graduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

University Of New Hampshire Undergraduate Course Catalog, 2012-2013, University Of New Hampshire

Undergraduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

Bachelor Degree Completions By College, 2002-2011, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2011-2012 academic year

Cavity Ring Down: Construction, Validation And Experiments Measuring The Optical Extinction Of Pure Clays And Their Mixtures With Salts And Carboxylic Acids Under A Range Of Atmospherically Relevant Conditions, Alexis Rae Attwood

Doctoral Dissertations

Aerosols interact directly with solar radiation by scattering and absorbing incident light to affect the Earth's climate system. Models indicate that aerosols cool the Earth counterbalancing greenhouse gases, but contribute the largest uncertainty to anthropogenic effects on climate. To address these uncertainties, a cavity ring down spectrometer (CRD) was built and performance tests were conducted to validate its capabilities for measuring optical properties of laboratory generated, atmospherically relevant aerosols over a range of conditions. The CRD provides an absolute and unbiased in situ measurement of total extinction and can reduce uncertainties associated with aerosols having unusual chemical and physical properties. …

The Impact Of Seasonal Movements By Ovigerous American Lobsters (Homarus Americanus) On Egg Development And Larval Release, Jason Seth Goldstein

Doctoral Dissertations

The American lobster (Homarus americanus) supports one of the most economically successful fisheries in the Gulf of Maine. The continued success of this fishery is attributed in part to vigilant broodstock conservation through the preservation of ovigerous (egg-bearing) females. Previous studies of ovigerous lobster movements indicate that some, if not most, display seasonal inshore-to-offshore movement patterns. While it has been assumed that these movements serve to expose eggs to thermal regimes that are optimal for development, this theory has never been rigorously tested. In Chapter 1, I present results from ultrasonic tracking studies designed to determine if lobsters in coastal …

Calcium Homeostasis In Escherichia Coli, Muhammad Arif

Doctoral Dissertations

While the role of calcium ions as secondary chemical messengers has been well described in eukaryotic cells, little is known about calcium homeostasis in bacteria at the physiological and molecular level. No calcium influx gene has been identified so far. This dissertation focuses on calcium regulation of gene expression by (i) determining the effects of elevated and depleted calcium levels on global gene expression in wild-type cells (MG1655), (ii) employing transposon mutants (calcium-sensitive) and mutants that are defective in calcium transport, and (iii) performing quantitative analysis of a specific subset of 15 genes to elucidate their possible involvement in calcium …

Effects Of Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Cyanobacteria On The Microbial Ecology Of The Coral, Montastraea Cavernosa, Jessica K. Jarett

Doctoral Dissertations

Corals form the physical structure of coral reefs, one of the most ecologically and economically important ecosystems in the world. The abundant and broadly distributed Caribbean coral Montastraea cavernosa forms a symbiosis with intracellular nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria in some, but not all colonies, which make up approximately 30% of the population and display a characteristic orange fluorescence. Diverse and functionally important microbial communities of dinoflagellates, bacteria, Archaea, viruses, fungi, and other organisms are also associated with corals and together with the host compose what is termed the coral holobiont. Whether the cyanobacteria are mutualists, commensals, or parasites, and their effects on …

The Role Of Red-Backed Salamanders In Ecosystems, Daniel J. Hocking

Doctoral Dissertations

Ecosystems provide a vast array of services that benefit human societies, which can be divided into provisioning, regulating, cultural, and supporting services. Amphibians provide provisioning services in the form of food and use in medical advances. As one of the major vertebrate groups, amphibians also play an important part in cultures throughout the world. Finally, amphibians can be extremely abundant and play important roles in ecosystem supporting services, including altering both physical structure and ecosystem functions. In aquatic systems, tadpoles can alter sedimentation, water clarity, and filamentous algae growth. Additionally, amphibians affect ecosystem functions, including nutrient cycling, decomposition, and primary …

Tracking Environmental Trends In The Great Bay Estuarine System: An Examination Of Water Quality And Nuisance Macroalgal Blooms, Jeremy C. Nettleton

Doctoral Dissertations

Monitoring macroalgae populations is an effective means of detecting long term water quality changes in estuarine systems. To investigate the environmental status of New Hampshire's Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, this study assessed the abundance/distribution of macrophytes, particularly Gracilaria and Ulva species, relative to eutrophication patterns; compared historical (1970s-1990s) and current algal biomass/cover at several sites; and compared Ulva and Gracilaria tissue N/P content to ambient and historical levels. Nitrogen and phosphorus testing revealed that the estuarine system has become eutrophic, and Ulva and Gracilaria biomass/cover have increased significantly. The percent cover of Ulva species, at seasonal maxima, was …

Trace Metal Applications In Atmospheric And Watershed Dynamics: Case Studies Of Mercury Deposition In New England And Bedrock Groundwater-Surface Water Mixing, Melissa A. Lombard

Doctoral Dissertations

The studies presented in this dissertation focus on the environmental chemistry of two trace metals, mercury (Hg) and strontium (Sr). Both are naturally occurring and exist in the environment at trace levels.

Chapters II-IV of this dissertation focus on understanding the atmospheric chemistry of Hg and the wet and dry deposition of this toxic element. Chapter II presents results from Hg wet deposition measurements and ambient reactive gaseous Hg (RGM) measurements collected at Thompson Farm located in Durham, NH over a 3 year time period. The duration of this study allowed for seasonal and inter-annual comparisons. Seasonally, Hg wet deposition …

Ecological Effects Of Ditching And Ditch-Plugging In New England Salt Marshes, Robert E. Vincent

Doctoral Dissertations

Anthropogenic activities in New England salt marshes have altered hydrologic flows in various ways, but unintended consequences from some of these habitat modifications have received little attention. Specifically, ditches have existed on salt marshes for decades, but the effects of these hydrologic alterations are only poorly understood. Ditch-plugging is a more recent methodology used for salt marsh habitat enhancement and mosquito control, but the long-term effects from this management practice are also unclear. I used natural tidal creeks and pools as controls to examine the effects resulting from ditching and plugging, respectively, on hydrology, soil characteristics, marsh surface elevation, plant …