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The Weekly Challenger, June 17, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 17, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, June 10, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 10, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, June 3, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The June 3, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, May 27, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The May 27, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Depositional History Of Three Freshwater Lakes In North Central Florida: Brooklyn Lake, Levys Prairie, And Cowpen Lake, Nancy T. Dewitt

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Florida has approximately 7800 lakes that are heavily concentrated in the north-central part of the state—a mantled karst terrain. Although much research has been conducted in Florida’s lakes, there is not much information on the sedimentary infill. The focus of this research is to define the sedimentary infill of three closely spaced lakes (Brooklyn Lake, Levys Prairie, and Cowpen Lake) in north-central Florida and determine the relative importance of the various
sedimentary inputs and their associated processes. Interlake lithostratigraphy comparison helped determine if they experienced a similar depositional infilling history or a unique one.

Twenty-three vibracores were taken (12 in …

The Weekly Challenger, April 22, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 22, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, April 15, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 15, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Mapping A Generation: Oral History Research In Sulphur Springs, Fl, Connie J. Brown

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is an analysis of the pros and cons of doing ethnographic and oral history research with elders. The subjects are women born before 1933 and residing in Sulphur Springs, Florida for most of their adolescence and adult lives. They were selected from attendees of the semiannual reunion of students who attended the Sulphur Springs School during the years it served both elementary and junior high.

This method of research, with an elder population presents specific challenges and rewards. The pros and cons of such research are discussed within the context of doing ethnography of Sulphur Springs from the …

The Effects Of Seasonal Change On Copepods And Euphausiids Off The Western Antarctic Peninsula: Results From Biochemical Assays And Respiration Studies, Joël Laurent Bellucci

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

We compared four metabolic indicators of nutritional state: citrate synthase activity (CS), malate dehydrogenase activity (MDH), lactate dehydrogenase activity (LDH) and percent body protein to each other and to respiration measurements. These comparisons were made for four species of copepods (Calanoides acutus, Metridia gerlachei, Paraeuchaeta antarctica and another form of Paraeuchaeta that was unidentifiable to species due to its early life stage), three species of Euphausids (Euphausia crystallorophias, Euphausia triacantha, Euphausia superba (including both F6-furcilial and adult stages)) and Thysonessa macrura which were collected off the Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) during Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter. …

Factors Influencing Seagrass Recovery In Feather Sound, Tampa Bay, Florida, Feather Sound Seagrass Recovery Workgroup

Reports

This document is a summary of the findings and recommendations of the Feather Sound Seagrass Recovery Workgroup.

In response to nutrient load reductions and resulting clearer water, seagrasses have expanded significantly in many areas of Tampa Bay since the mid-1980s. However, the recovery rate and expansion of seagrasses in several areas, especially in the Feather Sound region of Old Tampa Bay, have been much slower. This project was designed to examine factors that may be affecting seagrass recovery and growth in the Feather Sound region compared to three other areas of Old Tampa Bay.

Tampa Bay Economy 04/01 (Spring 2004), University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

Corporate and Regional Headquarters in Tampa Bay -- From the Editor -- The Economic Contributions of Lowry Park Zoo to the Hillsborough County Economy -- Trends in Tampa Bay International Trade -- USF's Basic Economic Development Course -- Update on CEDR's Data Center

Tea Polyphenol Esters And Analogs Thereof For Cancer Prevention And Treatment, Q. Ping Dou, Sangkil Nam, David M. Smith

USF Patents

Disclosed herein are ester-bond containing tea polyphenols that has a susceptibility to nucleophilic attack, their analogs and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, method for inhibiting proteasomal chymotrypsin-like activity in vivo and in vitro, methods for cancer treatment with tea-derived polyphenols, such as EGCG, ECG, GCG, or CG, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.

A Comparison Of Exhaled Breath Nitric Oxide Between Old And Young Individuals, Robert L. Gordon

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

BACKGROUND: Older individuals suffer from higher rates of pulmonary infections than younger individuals. In addition, older individuals have increased morbidity and mortality due to pulmonary infections when compared to younger individuals. The physiological and immunological reasons for these aforementioned differences are not clear. Recently, non-invasive markers of the lung's physiologic and immunologic status have been recognized. This study employs one of these non-invasive markers, exhaled nitric oxide, in an attempt to determine how the airways may change with age, predisposing older individuals to pulmonary diseases and poorer outcomes as compared to younger individuals.

METHODS: Exhaled nitric oxide measurements were obtained …

The Weekly Challenger, March 18, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 18, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

A Comparison Of Centrifugal Forces To Reduce The Inhibitory Effects Of Food Matrixes On Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction For The Detection Of Food Borne Viruses, Kristina Kim Carter

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The CDC estimated that foodborne infections resulted in approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths per year in the United States (Mead, 1999). There are over 200 known diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins, metals, or prions that can be transmitted through food. Of these illnesses caused by foodborne disease, the CDC estimates that 38.6 million cases are from identifiable pathogens and 30.9 million of these cases are caused by viruses. Hence, approximately 80% of foodborne illnesses of known etiology result from viral transmission (Mead, 1999). Viral gastrointestinal illness may be caused by virus families such as: …

Evaluation Of The Prognostic Criteria For Medicare Hospice Eligibility, D Helen Moore

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This work evaluates Medicare Hospice Benefit (MHB) eligibility standards that are referenced throughout this work as either "Medicare prognostic criteria," or "Local Medical Review Policies." Following the Chapter 1 overview of prognosis in end-stage disease, association between the Medicare clinical predictors and survival outcomes in dementing, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular illnesses are described in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 examines the prognostic belief systems of multidisciplinary hospice personnel. Chapter 4 seeks to improve the predictive performance of the Medicare prognostic criteria for dementia. The fifth and final chapter critiques the Medicare prognostic criteria from conceptual, methodological, and applied perspectives and suggests related …

The Development And Validation Of The Thinness Expectancy Questionnaire (Teq), Ari R. Steinberg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Although the research on expectancy theory and body image and eating disturbance is very limited, it appears to be an extremely useful and promising line of study. It appears likely that the application of expectancy theory would lend itself well to the area of body image disturbance and eating disorders. Within the field of body image disturbance and eating disorders research, expectancies would most likely refer to the anticipated consequences of being thin. Such expectancies may be established by an individual's direct experience with weight loss and dieting or through the observation of the messages concerning the societal "thin ideal" …

The Weekly Challenger, March 11, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 11, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, March 4, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The March 4, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, February 19, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The February 19, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Assessor Effects On The Evaluation Of The Wisc-Iii, Sherecce A. Fields

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

There have been many theories about cultural differences found between groups on intelligence test scores. The main debate has been between those in favor of a genetic explanation versus those in favor of a more environmental one. When considering environmental influences, one explanation has been that there could be differential effects due to the assessor. Although there have been several studies that have considered this possibility, the results are inconclusive. The current study attempted to tease apart the assessor effects by focusing on biases in the assessor alone and by eliminating effects from the test taker. The study is an …

The Weekly Challenger, January 29, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 29, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Shakespeare’S Midsummer Fairies: Shadows And Shamen Of The Forest, Patricia, Roy

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Recent interest in environmental crises has inspired literary critics to consider how the history of ideas shapes our current ecological debates. Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream sets the stage for assessing how Renaissance attitudes towards nature have influenced current ideologies. While the play appears to be a fantasy, it reveals a relationship with nature, both physically and figuratively. The play's excursion into the woods shows an attempt to heal human relationships. Shakespeare's use of the imagery of nature argues in favor of the green world, for it is a world inhabited by shadows and shamen -- or, as Shakespeare calls …

The Weekly Challenger, January 22, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 22, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Weekly Challenger, January 15, 2004, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The January 15, 2004, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

Report, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg, Student Affairs: Assessment And Effectiveness, 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Division Of Student Affairs

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

A report about the effectiveness of the Division of Student Affairs at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Full Issue, Bird Observer

Bird Observer

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Type C Botulism In Pelicans And Other Fish-Eating Birds At The Salton Sea, Tonie E. Rocke, Pauline Nol, Charles Pelizza, Ken K. Sturm

Studies in Avian Biology

No abstract provided.

Featured Photo, Alvaro Jaramillo

Western Birds

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Tampa Bay Economy 04/02 (Winter 2004), University Of South Florida. Center For Economic Development Research

College of Business Publications

High-Tech Jobs in Florida -- From the Editor -- Household Income Distribution in Tampa Bay, 1989-1999 -- Economic Contributions of the Finance and Insurance Sector in Florida's High Tech Corridor and the Rest of Florida -- USF's Basic Economic Development Course -- Market Analysis of Hillsborough County's Community Development Block Grant Areas -- Update on CEDR's Data Center.