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Utah Nonpoint Source Pollution Education Activities For Grades 1-12, Kitt Farrell-Poe

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Managing Problems Caused By Urban Canada Geese, Allen L. Gosser, Michael R. Conover, Terry A. Messmer

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

A Landowner's Guide To Common North American Predators Of Upland-Nesting Birds, Terry A. Messmer, Michael R. Conover, Raymond D. Dueser, Paul W. Klimack, Charles E. Dixon

All Archived Publications

No abstract provided.

Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate And Medical College Of Virginia Campus Professional Programs Bulletin [1997], Virginia Commonwealth University

VCU Bulletins

Undergraduate MCV Campus professional programs bulletin for Virginia Commonwealth University includes information on academic regulations, degree requirements, course offerings, faculty, academic calendar, and tuition and expenses for undergraduate programs.

An Analysis Of The Variation Within Cratoxylum Arborescens (Clusiaceae) In Malesia, A.C. Church, P.F. Stevens

Biology Department Faculty Works

The variation within the widespread West Malesian species Cratoxylum arborescens (Vahl) Blume was analyzed and three distinctive variants were found. These are recognized formally as varieties, var. arborescens, var. miquelii King, and var. borneense A.C. Church & P.F. Stevens. A key and full descriptions are given. The characters employed to delimit the three taxa are discussed and the selection of varietal rank is justified.

Investigation Of The Statistical And Spatial Distributions Of Mercury Contaminated Fish, Surface Waters And Soils In Arkansas, H. D. Scott, J. M. Mckimmey

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Mercury (Hg) contamination of fish is a widespread problem throughout much of the United States and the world (Louisiana WWW page, 1997). Levels ofHg in fish suffic1ent to exceed the FDA action level of 1 mg kg-1 have been found in many water bodies, including some in Arkansas and Louisiana. As a result of the serious public health ramifications for developing fetuses and for people that subsist on native fish, fish consumption advisories due to Hg contamination have been issued in 29 states. Contamination of surface water bodies by Hg results from deforestation, forest fires, fossil fuels, mining, natural emissions …

Children With Schizophrenia-Spectrum Disorders: Thought Disorder And Communication Problems In A Family Interactional Context, Martha Tompson, Joan Asarnow, Elizabeth Burney Hamilton, Larisa E. Newell, Michael J. Goldstein

Faculty Publications - Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) Program

Thought disorder and communication patterns during an interactional task were examined in families of children with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders (schizophrenia and schizo typal personality disorder), depressed children, and normal controls. Children with schizophreniaspectrum disorders showed significantly more thought disorder than their normal peers; levels of thought disorder among depressed children fell between those observed in the other two groups but did not differ significantly from either of them. Similarly, mothers of children with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders showed more thought disorder than mothers of normal control children but did not differ from mothers of depressed children. Children with schizotypal personality disorder did not …

Turbot Wars: Straddling Stocks, Regime Theory, And A New U.N. Agreement, Jamison E. Colburn

Florida State University Journal of Transnational Law & Policy

No abstract provided.

Ecological Interactions Between Chilo Orichalcocilielus Strand And Chio Partellus (Swinhoe) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) On The Kenya Coast, Vivian Chinyere Ofomata

All PhD Dissertations

Laboratory studies were conducted to determine the quantities of maize and sorghum stems consumed by larvae of C. partellus and C. orichalcociliel/us as an indication of the amount of damage caused by these species to cereal crops. Results revealed that larvae of C. partellus consumed a greater quantity of maize than C. orichalcociliel/us on a daily basis and throughout the larval lifetime. C. partellus also consumed more sorghum than C. orichalcociliellus on a daily basis, but both species consumed equal amounts of sorghum in their larval lifetimes despite the fact that C. partellus completed a larval generation in a shoter …

Medical Ethnobotany Of The Isthmus-Sierra Zapotecs (Oaxaca, Mexico) And Biological-Phytochemical Investigation Of Selected Medicinal Plants, Barbara Frei

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larvae of Boophi lus microplus (Reich & Zorzopulos, 1978) and in

Odour Detection In The Desert Locust, Schistocerca Gregaria: Antennal Structure And Function, Samuel A. Ochieng'

All PhD Dissertations

Insects are among the most successful organisms in the animal Kingdom. Their capacity to survive and reproduce depends greatly on their ability to identify and respond selectively to cues from a heterogeneous environment. They can identify conspecifics and mates, differentiate between hosts, both plant and animal, and distinguish between many microclimatic factors such as variation in humidity, temperature and airflow. All these factors are attributed to the complexity of their sensory systems that facilitate both simple and complex behaviours. The insect is, however, isolated from its external surroundings by a cuticular structure that is relatively impermeable to chemical sensation. But …

Detection Of Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus Antibodies In Cattle By Western Blot Assay With Recombinant Gag Protein, Shucheng Zhang, Wenzhi Xue, Charles Wood, Qi-Min Chen, Sanjay Capil, Harish Minocha

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

A western blot assay using purified recombinant bovine immunodeficiency virus gag protein has been developed for detection of bovine immunodeficiency virus antibodies in bovine serum samples. The test was standardized with known bovine immunodeficiency virus positive and negative bovine serum samples and the monoclonal antibody to gag protein. Both naturally and experimentally infected cattle sera demonstrated positive test results. The result of western blot assay was compared with polymerase chain reaction test results in 134 blood samples collected from Kansas. Twenty-six samples tested positive for bovine immunodeficiency virus DNA with polymerase chain reaction (18.7%) and 25 were positive for the …

Bang-Bang Control Development Of Permeability Changes In A Membrane Model, Robert Melendy

Faculty Publications - Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

The application of systems and control theory to membrane physiology is presented here. Modeling efforts have focused on describing those physiologically realistic mechanisms which govern the regulation of membrane permeability in nerve. The motivation behind identifying such mechanisms lies in understanding the morphology of neural activity on a meaningful and analytically tractable level. The suggested merit of integrating control theory into the analysis lies in providing how a membrane effectively adapts to changes in permeability and through what governing mechanisms. The value in producing such an understanding lies in mirroring biological reality in a more formal manner than could be …

Rural Education And Rural Community Viability, Patricia Cahape Hammer

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This thesis addresses the following research question:

In what ways do rural schools support or undermine rural community viability in the United States?

Following a methodology first recommended by C. W. Mills, the study was organized to include historical, cultural, social, and economic dimensions, which are explained in the first chapter. Chapter 2 looks back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to explore how such a diverse people--originating from Asia, Africa, North American, and Europe--all came under the power of a single ideology of progress and the superiority of urban, modified English culture. The chapter then investigates the …

Attachment And The Development Of Eating Disorders As Measured By The “Apdq”, Colleen D. O'Pell

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The impact of family of origin dynamics on the development and maintenance of eating disorders is well documented in the literature. This study sought to investigate the attachment relationships and personality characteristics of eating disordered subjects by administering the Attachment and Personality Dynamics Questionnaire (APDQ). It was hypothesized that the eating disordered subjects would show a pattern of insecure attachments to primary caregivers and significant others in comparison to controls. A total of 23 eating disordered females and 297 female control subjects completed the APDQ. The t tests for the 29 scales of the APDQ revealed lower means for the …

The Effects Of Training On Cervical Range Of Motion Between Unilateral Breathers And Bilateral Breathers In Collegiate Swimmers During Freestyle Swimming, Anjanette Wong

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

The purpose of this study was to establish data on active cervical range of motion for collegiate freestyle swimmers, to determine if training has an effect on cervical range of motion, and to investigate if breathing style influences cervical rotation to the right and left after training. The sample consisted of 29 varsity swim team members from the University of North Dakota (12 females and 17 males) who had participated in experiment IRB-9504-257. This past study was performed at the start of the competitive swim season, and its measurements used as pre-season data. The same CROM device was used to …

1997-1998 Bulletin Of Information - Graduate, Seattle University

Bulletin of Information

No abstract provided.

1997-98 Bulletin Of Information - Undergraduate, Seattle University

Bulletin of Information

No abstract provided.

1997 Media Guide, George Fox University Archives

Men's Soccer

1997 Men's Soccer Media Guide, George Fox University

An Investigation Of Irrigation-Related Contaminants In Water, Bottom Sediment, And Biota From Goshen County, Wyoming., Kimberly Dickerson, Pedro Ramirez Jr.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

We conducted a comprehensive evaluation of trace element concentrations in water, sediment, aquatic vegetation, aquatic invertebrates, waterbird eggs, and fish resulting from irrigation drainwater during 1995 in Goshen County, Wyoming. We also analyzed waterbird eggs and fish from this area for organochlorine residues and attempted to determine the nesting success of various waterbirds.

Boron concentrations were elevated (>300 ug/g dry weight) in aquatic vegetation above concentrations shown to adversely affect sensitive waterfowl; however, these concentrations are similar to those found in aquatic vegetation sampled in other areas throughout Wyoming. Mercury concentrations in aquatic vegetation, aquatic invertebrates, and fish were …

Vertebrate Pests Of Agriculture, Forestry And Public Lands: 1997 Annual Meeting

Western Region Coordinating Committee for Vertebrate Pests of Agriculture, Forestry, and Public Lands (WCC-95)

New approaches to reducing gnawing and digging behaviors in the northern pocket gopher, Monty Sullins

A comparison of zinc phosphide and strychnine oat baits for the control of the northern pocket gopher, Leonard Askham

Efficacy of Turf Shield® Repellent to reduce goose and duck use of grass areas adjacent to ponds, lakes and rivers, Dale Nolte

Efficacy of selected commercial repellents to inhibit deer browsing, Gary Witmer and Brian Moser

The effects of wild and domestic ungulate grazing on the vegetation, birds, and small mammals on Bridge Creek Wildlife Area, northeastern Oregon, Timothy Van Deelen

Deer-northern white cedar interactions and …

The Ability Of Cladophora To Adapt To Nutrient Changes In The Watab Watershed, Julie Schanilec

Honors Theses, 1963-2015

Over the past several years, excessive algal growth has occurred in the lakes associated with Saint John's University campus. To assess the causes of this growth, the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of Lower Stumpf Lake were monitored for approximately four months. Environmental parameters of temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, and nutrients were assessed to determine which parameter influenced growth of the green alga Cladophora. Based on these results, controlled laboratory culture experiments were conducted to determine the nitrate and phosphate requirement and uptake for Cladophora. This alga grew well in nutrient rich Lower Stumpf Lake. However, in culture, …

Infrared Spectroscopy Of Nickel And Iron Geoporphyrins, Kewei Xu

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The first assignments of a number of vibrational modes to the infrared spectra of nickel and iron porphyrins are presented. The purpose of this work was to establish a library of reference spectra which can be used in the identification of geoporphyrins from coal. The infrared regions of 1700-1200 cm·' and 1200-600 cm·1 are informative and display a rich array of skeletal and alkyl substituent modes. The detailed analyses indicate that nickel and iron complexes of the four etioporphyrin (Etio) I-IV isomers exhibit notable differences at certain positions, especially in the 800-700 cm·' and 1000-900 cm·' subregions, which should enable …

Concerning Health Care Coverage Parity For Neurobiologically Based Mental Illnesses., Colorado General Assembly

Session Laws 1951-2000

No abstract provided.

The Brook Fall 1997, Stony Brook University Office Of Communications.

The Brook

v.: ill. ; 30 cm (original analog pub.),Brook

Hydrogeology Of The Matunuck Hills Ponds South Kingstown, Rhode Island, Roberto Esquilin

Open Access Master's Theses

A detailed hydrogeological study has been applied to a series of adjacent ponds in the vicinity of the Matunuck Hills, South Kingstown, for a period of two and a half years. This study combined physical and chemical concepts in order to evaluate the surface-water/ground-water interactions, and to interpret the hydrogeologic system of the Matunuck Hills Ponds. Three different types of indicators were specifically used to assess the hydrology of the ponds: potentiometric technique, water budget calculations, and chemical analysis.

The potentiometric technique helps in determining the hydraulic gradient and evaluating the spatial distribution of recharge or discharge around the ponds. …

Excerpts Of Directory, University Of South Florida, 1997-1998, University Of South Florida

Excerpts of University Directories

Excerpts from the 1997-1998 University of South Florida directory. The pages include numbers for the St. Petersburg campus.

Two New Species Of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) From Chile, Gerald A. Wheeler

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Two new species of Uncinia (Cyperaceae) are described from Chile. Both are local endemics, with U. chilensis known from VIII (Bío Bío) and IX (Araucanía) regións of central Chile and U. araucana from IX Región only.

Phylogeny Of Polemoniaceae Based On Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer Dna Sequences, J. Mark Porter

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) DNA sequences are used to estimate the phylogeny of 53 members of Polemoniaceae, representing all but two genera of the family. Fitch parsimony analysis of equal-weighted nucleotide sites result in 1080 minimal-length trees. However, when alignment-ambiguous positions are removed and an II: 10 transition to transversion weighting is imposed only eight trees are found. These data are used to address two issues: I) patterns of diversification in Polemoniaceae, and 2) the circumscription and monophyly of the genus Gilia. Although the monophyly of Polemoniaceae is well supported, relationships inferred among the earliest diverging lineages …

Introduction, J. Mark Porter

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

No abstract provided.