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Microscopy Of The Turtle Utricle And Its Innervation, Heeral C. Kothari Jan 2006

Microscopy Of The Turtle Utricle And Its Innervation, Heeral C. Kothari

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Biogeographical Genetic Variation Of The Dungeness Crab (Cancer Magister), Corinne H. Lardy Jan 2006

Biogeographical Genetic Variation Of The Dungeness Crab (Cancer Magister), Corinne H. Lardy

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Habitat Partitioning In Two Sympatric Species Of Chipmunk, Warner Mountains, Ca, Mary Helen Poffenroth Jan 2006

Habitat Partitioning In Two Sympatric Species Of Chipmunk, Warner Mountains, Ca, Mary Helen Poffenroth

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Genetic Characterization Of Four Populations In Two Subspecies Of Spotted Owl, Tonja Y. Chi Jan 2006

Genetic Characterization Of Four Populations In Two Subspecies Of Spotted Owl, Tonja Y. Chi

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Genotyping A Second Growth Coast Redwood Forest : A High Throughput Methodology, Charles Steven Glavas Jan 2006

Genotyping A Second Growth Coast Redwood Forest : A High Throughput Methodology, Charles Steven Glavas

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Factors Affecting Stickhouse Site Selection In Neotoma Fuscipes Using Gis, Jenna Catherine Patton Jan 2006

Factors Affecting Stickhouse Site Selection In Neotoma Fuscipes Using Gis, Jenna Catherine Patton

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


A Low-Noise, Low-Power Circuit For Impedance Measurement Of Biological Processes, Daniella Schefer Jan 2006

A Low-Noise, Low-Power Circuit For Impedance Measurement Of Biological Processes, Daniella Schefer

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Morphological Variation In Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana), Karen Viotto Jan 2006

Morphological Variation In Clark's Nutcracker (Nucifraga Columbiana), Karen Viotto

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Use Of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Functional Feeding Groups To Assess Stream Ecosystem Attributes, Priscila Campinho Navarro De Andrade Jan 2006

The Use Of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Functional Feeding Groups To Assess Stream Ecosystem Attributes, Priscila Campinho Navarro De Andrade

Master's Theses

The structure and function of streams can be evaluated by directly measuring ecosystem attributes, however these can be costly and time intensive to measure. In contrast, functional analyses of invertebrate communities are more economical and have been used as surrogates of direct attribute measurements, although studies directly comparing the two approaches have not been conducted/ The objective of this study was to assess whether functional feeding group analyses reflect true ecosystem attributes. Three ecosystem attributes (primary production/community respiration (P/R), coarse particulate organic matter (CPOM/FPOM), and suspended fine particulate organic matter/benthic fine particulate organic matter (SFPOM/BFPOM)) were assessed using direct measurements …


An Investigation Of The Changes Of Species Richness And Distribution Of The Unionidae (Bivalvia: Molusca) Within The Pamunkey Watershed, William Robert Lees Sep 2005

An Investigation Of The Changes Of Species Richness And Distribution Of The Unionidae (Bivalvia: Molusca) Within The Pamunkey Watershed, William Robert Lees

Master's Theses

A survey of the Unionidae within the Pamunkey Watershed was conducted to investigate changes in distribution and species richness compared to a previous survey (Riddick, 1973) conducted over 30 years ago. Species richness decreased from 10 species in the previous survey to four species in the present survey. Notable increases of species richness were found in the upper South Anna and the lower North Anna regions, while sizable decreases were found in the lower South Anna and the upper and middle regions of the Pamunkey River. Regression analyses and t-tests comparing mussel survey data with habitat parameters were conducted to …


A Cognitive Intervention To Increase The Salience Of Intrinsic Thoughts Associated With Exercise, Katie S. Moran Aug 2005

A Cognitive Intervention To Increase The Salience Of Intrinsic Thoughts Associated With Exercise, Katie S. Moran

Master's Theses

A four-week cognitive intervention was created to increase the salience of intrinsic thoughts associated with exercise in moderately extrinsic exercisers. Participants were assigned to either an intervention or control condition. Those in the intervention condition were asked to respond to questions concerning the pleasure, enjoyment and/or satisfaction experienced during or after their exercise regimen each week. Results showed a marginally significant two-way interaction (p = .059) between the control and intervention condition over time. Those in the intervention condition showed a greater increase in intrinsic motivation than those in the control condition. These results. while only marginally significant, were in …


Sentence Recognition In Native And Foreign Languages : Comprehension Of Form And Meaning, Sara Elizabeth Sepanski Jul 2005

Sentence Recognition In Native And Foreign Languages : Comprehension Of Form And Meaning, Sara Elizabeth Sepanski

Master's Theses

The goal of language comprehension is to retrieve and retain the meaning of speech or text. Research with monolinguals has shown that participants' ability to detect structural changes in sentences decreases with time, while their ability to detect meaning changes remains accurate (Sachs, I967). In this study I examined whether this monolingual pattern holds for bilingual speakers in a second language. English-Spanish bilinguals at three different proficiency levels participated in a reading task in which native (LI) and non-native (L2) language sentences were presented. Participants read both LI and L2 sentences and were then tested for their recognition of the …


Design, Fabrication, And Characterization Of An Electrostatically Actuated Microfluidic Valve, Ryan Dale Rivers Jun 2005

Design, Fabrication, And Characterization Of An Electrostatically Actuated Microfluidic Valve, Ryan Dale Rivers

Master's Theses

Microfluidic device construction uses certain critical structures throughout many different applications. The valve structure remains one of the primary structures that present a barrier to miniaturization and portability. The extensive support devices required to power common microfluidic valves remove a significant amount of freedom from microfluidic device design. Moving to electrostatic methods of actuation could reduce the overall footprint of the microfluidic valve. This thesis covers three concept prototypes. Concept I presents an attempt at inlaying gold electrodes into polydimethylsiloxane substrates. Concept II attempts to use liquid silver injected into channels as electrode materials. Concept III uses aluminum sputtering to …


Biology Of The Red Abalone, Haliotis Rufescens, In Northern California, Robert Thomas Leaf Jan 2005

Biology Of The Red Abalone, Haliotis Rufescens, In Northern California, Robert Thomas Leaf

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Habitat Selection And Foraging Of Herons And Egrets In South San Francisco Bay, Sheri Lynn Lubin Jan 2005

Habitat Selection And Foraging Of Herons And Egrets In South San Francisco Bay, Sheri Lynn Lubin

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay For The Detection Of M. Tuberculosis, Karen Lynn Morgan Jan 2005

Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay For The Detection Of M. Tuberculosis, Karen Lynn Morgan

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Vascular Flora Of Powhatan County, Virginia, Michael Austin Terry Jan 2005

The Vascular Flora Of Powhatan County, Virginia, Michael Austin Terry

Master's Theses

The project was undertaken with three main goals in mind: to provide as current and complete an account as possible of the flora of Powhatan County in the form of an annotated checklist; to integrate the information obtained from the inventory into phytogeographical and ecological generalizations currently being developed for the state of Virginia; and, to report any significant or anomalous discoveries. There is no previous county-wide inventory of plant diversity for Powhatan County. However, Corcoran (1981) published a list of plants from the Jones and Mill Creek watershed located in the Fine Creek Mills area of northeastern Powhatan.


Cytokine Expression By T. Helper Cells Responding To Stress, Dina Zanetti Jan 2005

Cytokine Expression By T. Helper Cells Responding To Stress, Dina Zanetti

Master's Theses

Stress causes alterations to the immune system. These alterations have lead to increased susceptibility to antigens. The present study explores shifts in T helper (TH) cell balance (TH1 and TH2), through their cytokine expression. This study was performed in three phases, and focused mainly on animals subjected to a 10 day a chronic unpredictable stress paradigm. Phase one used ELISAs to confirm the cytokine profile produced from TH 1 and TH2 murine cell-lines. Phase two used SDS PAGE and Western Immunoblotting to show that splenocytes from Long Evan's Hooded rats subjected to the stress paradigm, had decreased in intercellular in …


Dispersal And Phylogeography Of Cancer Magister Using Dna Sequencing, Honey J. Dedhia Jan 2005

Dispersal And Phylogeography Of Cancer Magister Using Dna Sequencing, Honey J. Dedhia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Buddhas & Bratwurst: Ethical Identity In Global Contexts, Patrick Mcdonnell Jan 2005

Buddhas & Bratwurst: Ethical Identity In Global Contexts, Patrick Mcdonnell

Master's Theses

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The Therapeutic Value Of Rdp58 In A Mouse Model Of Radiation-Induced Lung Damage, Charles J., Jr Sylvia Jan 2005

The Therapeutic Value Of Rdp58 In A Mouse Model Of Radiation-Induced Lung Damage, Charles J., Jr Sylvia

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Eye Movement Responses To Angular And Linear Motion In Wild Type And Het Mice, Patricia Milagros Chang Jan 2005

Eye Movement Responses To Angular And Linear Motion In Wild Type And Het Mice, Patricia Milagros Chang

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Recruitment And Function Of Large Woody Debris In Four California Coastal Streams, Michelle A. Leicester Jan 2005

Recruitment And Function Of Large Woody Debris In Four California Coastal Streams, Michelle A. Leicester

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Feral Pigs On Vegetation On Santa Cruz Island, California, Usa, Greg Yost Jan 2005

Effects Of Feral Pigs On Vegetation On Santa Cruz Island, California, Usa, Greg Yost

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


The Genetic Composition Of Year Class Recruits Of Cancer Magister, Sonali Upadhye Jan 2005

The Genetic Composition Of Year Class Recruits Of Cancer Magister, Sonali Upadhye

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Production Of Polyclonal Antibodies To The Semaphorin Receptor, Vespr/Plexin C1, Shahin Aslam Jan 2005

Production Of Polyclonal Antibodies To The Semaphorin Receptor, Vespr/Plexin C1, Shahin Aslam

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Effect Of Mechanical Strain On Gastric Smooth Muscle Cell Cultures In Vitro, Errol Omaar Ozdalga Jan 2005

Effect Of Mechanical Strain On Gastric Smooth Muscle Cell Cultures In Vitro, Errol Omaar Ozdalga

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Development On Natural And Artificial Chitin Substrates, Mahtab Shahkarami Jan 2005

Vibrio Cholerae Biofilm Development On Natural And Artificial Chitin Substrates, Mahtab Shahkarami

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Creation Of A Hybridization Probe Specific To Chick Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6, Stephanya Freckelton Jan 2005

Creation Of A Hybridization Probe Specific To Chick Bone Morphogenetic Protein-6, Stephanya Freckelton

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.


Spotted Owl (Strix Occidentalis) Microsatellite Variation In California, Andrea L. Henke Jan 2005

Spotted Owl (Strix Occidentalis) Microsatellite Variation In California, Andrea L. Henke

Master's Theses

No abstract provided.