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Sterilization As An Alternative Deer Control Technique: A Review, Jason R. Boulanger, Paul D. Curtis, Evan G. Cooch, Anthony J. Denicola

Biology Faculty Publications

Burgeoning white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) populations in suburban landscapes continue to impact communities and challenge natural resource managers. Increased deer-related damage to vegetation, ecosystems, and automobiles can exceed the tolerance of local stakeholders. We provide an overview of the potential efficacy of using surgical sterilization to help manage populations and conflicts associated with locally overabundant white-tailed deer populations. We review theoretical and fi eld studies pertaining to deer sterilization, and provide research priorities to help guide future sterilization efforts. Recent fi eld studies suggest that sterilization of female deer remains expensive, at approximately $1,000 per surgery. Sterilization may …

The Superego State: A Lover’S Reply, Brian Schill

Alumni & Community Relations Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

164th Infantry News: October 2012, 164th Infantry Association

164th Infantry Regiment Publications

October 2012 edition of the 164th Infantry News. A total of 80 pages, containing news articles, event notices, photographs, and personal memories from the veterans of the 164th Infantry Regiment.

Multimodal Pain Therapy For Perioperative Pain, Angela F. Bischof

Theses and Dissertations

Pain is an expected reaction from tissue injury in the postoperative setting, yet it is commonly inadequately managed. The literature has exposed some clear-cut guidelines to manage acute pain, and the consequences poorly managed pain. Pain management is expected to be individualized, timely, safe, evidence based and multi modal. An extensive literature review of the cement research of multimodal pain management was conducted. Specifically, the use of opiates along with at least one non-opioid (Tylenol, NSA1Ds, gabapentin and pregabalin). The evidence illustrates the positive effects of multimodal pain management, better pain control and a decrease in the side effects of …

Volume 50, Number 6: September 26, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 50, Number 5: September 19, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 50, Number 4: September 12, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Keratin 6 As A Potential Biomarker Of Bladder Cancer Induced By Heavy Metals, Arsenic And Cadmium, Ling Cao

Theses and Dissertations

Arsenic and cadmium (Cd2+) are environmental carcinogens that have been implicated in the development of bladder cancer. However, there are no good in vitro model systems to study the development of bladder cancer caused by these carcinogens. Previous studies from this laboratory have shown that arsenite (As3+) and Cd2+ exposure can cause direct malignant transformation of an immortalized human urothelial cell line, the UROtsa. In the present study the repeatability of the transformation process was examined by isolating and characterizing 6 additional Cd2+- transformed lines and 5 additional As3+- transformed cell lines. All the transformed cell lines formed tumors when …

Chemical Interactions In Complex Matrices: Determination Of Polar Impurities In Biofuels And Fuel Contaminants In Building Materials, Ganna Baglayeva

Theses and Dissertations

The solutions to several real-life analytical and physical chemistry problems, which involve chemical interactions in complex matrices are presented. The possible interferences due to the analyte-analyte and analyte-matrix chemical interactions were minimized on each step of the performed chemical analysis. Concrete and wood, as major construction materials, typically become contaminated with fuel oil hydrocarbons during their spillage. In the catastrophic scenarios (e.g., during floods), fuel oil mixes with water and then becomes entrained within the porous structure of wood or concrete. A strategy was proposed for the efficient extraction of fuel oil hydrocarbons from concrete to enable their monitoring. The …

Virtual And Traditional Slides For Teaching Cellular Morphology To Medical Laboratory Science Undergraduates: A Comparative Study Of Performance Outcomes, Retention, And Self-Efficacy Beliefs, Brooke L. Solberg

Theses and Dissertations

As a result of massive retirement and educational program expense and closure, the field of Medical Laboratory Science (MLS) is facing a critical workforce shortage. Combatting this issue by increasing undergraduate class size is a difficult proposition due to the intense psychomotor curricular requirements of MLS programs. Technological advances in the realm of virtual microscopy, however, provide an opportunity to reach more students by delivering psychomotor components in less restrictive formats. The purpose of this study was to analyze pedagogical comparability of virtual slides and traditional slides regarding immediate and delayed performance, self-efficacy perceptions, student opinion, and faculty observations. Specifically, …

Leptin Expression And Signaling At The Confluence Of Neurodegenerative Mechanisms In Alzheimer Disease, Gurdeep Singh Atamjit Marwarha

Theses and Dissertations

Alzheimer Disease (AD) is a progressive, debilitating and the most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder affecting 5.5 million people and the sixth leading cause of fatality in the United States. The etiology of AD is not understood and clinically FDA-approved drugs offer only symptomatic relief for a short period of time and in only a subset of AD patients. AD is histopathologically characterized by the presence of extracellular deposits of aggregated Amyloid β (Aβ) peptide as plaques and the intracellular deposition of aggregated hyperphosphorylated tau protein as neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). Leptin, an adipocytokine, has been demonstrated to reduce the genesis of Aβ, …

Post-Translational Regulation Of The Dopamine Transporter, Amy E. Moritz

Theses and Dissertations

The dopamine transporter (DAT) is an integral membrane phosphoprotein found on dopaminergic neurons that mediates the presynaptic reuptake of dopamine and is a site of action for psychostimulants. Numerous DAT functions including efflux, uptake activity, and surface expression are regulated by protein kinase C (PKC) through unknown mechanisms. Basal and PKC stimulated phosphorylation of DAT occurs on multiple serines in the distal N-terminus, but the exact sites modified and the kinases involved are unknown. To address these issues, we examined in vitro phosphorylation of a recombinant DAT N-terminal tail peptide (NDAT). We found that NDAT is phosphorylated at multiple sites …

The Effect Of Participating In A First-Year Learning Community On Student Engagement, Yvette Lapierre

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover whether participation in a first-year learning community is linked with increased levels of self-reported student engagement. The study compares the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) scores of students who participated in a first-year learning community with their peers who did not participate in a learning community. The data for this study come from the 2009 administration of the NSSE at a Midwestern university. Independent samples t tests were conducted between the mean scores of the learning community students and non-learning community first-year and senior students for individual items on the NSSE …

Older Adult Perceptions Of Physical Activity, Selinda Janssen

Theses and Dissertations

Physical activity (PA) decreases the risk of age-associated illness and functional impairments; however, older adults engage in PA at a lower rate than any other age group (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2006). The purpose of this study is to determine how PA becomes sustainable in older adults over the age of 65 in order to guide effective wellness programming. This Will help older adults age in place rather than having to move into institutions due to illness or functional impairments. This is a phenomenological study that includes interviews and observations of 15 community dwelling older adults. In the …

Attitudes Toward Singlehood And Life Role Preferences Among Heterosexual And Gay And Lesbian Adults, Lisa A. Peterson

Theses and Dissertations

Adults who remain single after the age society deems appropriate have faced considerable social stigma and discrimination throughout history and negative attitudes toward singles appear to persist. Research examining the experiences of single adults has been limited, focusing on the reflections of older singles, and largely heterosexual samples. To this end, the current study Will examine attitudes toward singlehood among heterosexual men and women and gay men and lesbian women within the context of participants' life role preferences for career choices and parenting. Results indicate women endorse more positive attitudes toward current singlehood, the possibility of future singlehood, and single …

The Psychiatric Residual Effects From Methamphetamine Use, Janet Ann Larson

Theses and Dissertations

Psychiatric symptoms including psychosis and anxiety-like states have been linked to methamphetamine (MA) use, with severity of psychiatric symptoms has been correlated to duration of use. Prolonged psychiatric residual symptoms have been observed and reported, but there have been no studies that have examined residual effects beyond 12 months of abstinence. There are no studies to date which focus on anger, anxiety, and perception of stress as residual effects following 12 months of abstinence. The purpose of this study was to elucidate whether the critical variables of age, gender, and previous substance use influence the experience of anger, anxiety. and …

Volume 50, Number 3: September 05, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Preemptive Ketamine Administration, Carisa Zarr

Theses and Dissertations

Optimal pain management for the surgical patient is challenging for anesthesia providers. Finding new and improved methods of relieving surgical pain and evolving new techniques is an area of much research. The concept of preemptive analgesia suggests that the best postoperative pain management begins preoperatively (Morgan, Mikhail, & Murray, 2009). Preemptive administration of analgesic medications is used to stop pain from starting by blocking the nervous system's usual response to pain. This preemptive approach is thought to prevent wind up after the noxious stimulus of a surgical incision and can help prevent heightened sensitivity and lasting pain after surgery

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Crisis Management For Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder, Emily Duch

Theses and Dissertations

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by mood instability, emotional dysregularity, !ability in interpersonal relationships, pervasive issues with self image, and behavioral issues (National Alliance on Mental Tllness, 2011 ). Many patients with BPD exhibit self-injurious behavior that may or may not be suicidal in nature. This aspect of BPD is often times what leads to inpatient hospitalization. There is no proven benefit in hospitalizing patients presenting with this behavior, and some say it even has adverse outcomes for the patient (Berrino, et al., 2011; Paris, 2004). Patients with this specific diagnosis make up a large portion of those utilizing …

Volume 50, Number 2: August 29, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 50, Number 1: August 22, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 52: August 15, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 51: August 08, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Summer Commencement: August 3, 2012, University Of North Dakota

UND Commencement Programs

UND Summer Commencement program from August 3, 2012.

Full-Scale Test Evaluation Of A Multielement Sorbent Trap Sampling Method For Halogen And Trace Metal Emissions, John H. Pavlish, Jeffery S. Thompson

EERC Publications, Papers, & Presentations

The Energy & Environmental Research Center’s (EERC’s) Center for Air Toxic Metals® (CATM®) has developed a multielement sorbent trap (ME-ST)-based method as an alternative to EPA Methods 29 and 26A that greatly simplifies on-site sampling and recovery and allows overnight shipping to a laboratory for analysis.

Volume 49, Number 50: August 01, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Gerontology Simulation To Enhance Undergraduate Nursing Student Learning, Karen J. Clementich

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Volume 49, Number 49: July 25, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Collaborating Narrative Structures And Social Interactions Among Doll Collectors On A Web -Based Forum, Kim E. Higgs

Theses and Dissertations

This study employed a mixed method approach of qualitative research methodology and an ideological case study strategy. I used a submerged, active participant observation method to adequately understand and define how narrative and social interactions are collaborated on to establish community online. A qualitative analysis of the text of the posts of The Marie Doll Friends Forum (The Forum) was used to substantiate the answer to the research question posed in this study, which also embodied the purpose of this study: How do The Forum members collaborate through written narrative to exchange knowledge and establish community?The significance and value of …

Volume 49, Number 48: July 18, 2012, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.