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A Case Study Of The Undergraduate Biomedical Research Component Of A Federally Funded Minority Student Development Program, Nancy A. Drickey

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Tremendous growth in the biomedical science workforce has increased the need for trained scientists. The current workforce is severely underrepresented by minority groups, particularly Native Americans. To address this issue, the federal government funded programs that encouraged Native American students to participate in undergraduate biomedical science courses and research. One such program, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is the Minority Student Development Program at Northern Arizona University. Little research has been done on educational programs for minority populations.

The purpose of this study was to identify and describe qualities and characteristics of the undergraduate research component of the …

Eating Disorder Risk Factors: A Prospective Analysis, Anne C. Dobmeyer

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The current study examined whether elevations on four variables (drive for thinness, depressed mood, maladaptive cognitions, and ineffectiveness) were related to increased risk of developing an eating disorder over a 4-year prospective interval. Subjects (N = 191) were female undergraduates who were assessed with the Anorexia-Bulimia Inventory (ABI), Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI), and a structured clinical interview.

Results indicated that individuals with elevated scores on each of the four variables at the initial assessment did not show higher absolute eating disorder incidence rates over the 4-year interval. However, initial scores on the four variables together explained approximately 13% of both …

Promoting Development Through Play: A Migrant Head Start Parent-Child Enrichment Program, Dana K. Mortensen

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

This study was designed to assess the efficacy of an early intervention project focusing on early stimulating experiences through parent-child play interactions, and their impact on young migrant Latino children's mental, motor, social-emotional, and language development. An experimental group of 30 children from 26 families and a control group of 14 children from 14 families participated in this assessment. Dependent measures included the Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the Preschool Language Scale. Demographic data such as parent level of education, number of individuals living in the home, and family income were among the independent measures. Research hypotheses predicted the …

Creative Writing Techniques Across Genres: A Portfolio Of Applied And Creative Works, Debra S. Rasure

Digitized Theses and Dissertations (prior to 2008)

A portfolio submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Professional Writing in the Department of English in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of Kennesaw State University

Development And Testing Of A Rapid Assessment Methodology For Instream Habitat, Nathan R. Kennard

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Several methods were undertaken to develop a rapid assessment methodology for predicting the relative magnitude of available habitat as measured by normalized weighted useable area, NWUA, based on limited watershed characteristics and/or limited field data observations. Data from 170 river sites primarily in Idaho, comprising 645 cross sections, were used. The three methodologies considered were generalized linear models (GLM), generalized additive models (GAM), and a newly developed comparative cross-section method (CCM). The GLM and GAM methods relied on a combination of field data and information readily obtained or derivable using geographic information systems (GIS). They also require the delineation of …

The Effects Of A Mentoring Program On Motivation To Read In First Graders, Laura Schmidt Smith

Digitized Theses and Dissertations (prior to 2008)

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Education in the Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education in the Bagwell College of Education of Kennesaw State University

Predicting Permeability And Flow Capacity Distribution With Back-Propagation Artificial Neural Networks, Alexis Jose Riera

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

The prediction of permeability is a critical, key step for reservoir modeling and management of oil recovery operations. Previous studies have successfully demonstrated that the new technology called Artificial Neural Network (ANN), a biologically inspired, massive parallel, distributed information processing system, is an excellent tool for permeability predictions using well log data. This technology overcomes the drawbacks caused by the inherent heterogeneity of the reservoir and lack of sufficient cores or pressure transient tests, allowing to define reservoir characterization within an acceptable accuracy while maintaining costs low. The methodology used in this study takes advantage of this technology to accomplish …

Food Habits Of The Allegheny Woodrat (Neotoma Magister ), Nikole Lee Castleberry

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Regional declines in Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister ) populations suggest a better understanding of the ecology of this species is needed for proper management. I described seasonal food habits of the Allegheny woodrat in the Ridge and Valley and Allegheny Plateau physiographic provinces of West Virginia and Virginia using microhistological techniques. In the Allegheny Plateau, the top 5 food items were fungi, blueberries ( Vaccinium spp.), acorns (Quercus spp.), ferns ( Dryopteris spp.), and lichens. In the Ridge and Valley woodrats ate primarily blackberry (Rubus spp.) leaves, fungi, greenbrier (Smilax spp.) leaves, acorns, and oak leaves. Additionally, we examined the …

Sedimentology Of Historic And Prehistoric Deposits In The Drainage Basin Of Deep River And Muddy Creek On The Piedmont Of North Carolina, Victoria Leanne Spurgeon

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Deep River and Muddy Creek flow across a granitic and volcanic terrain intruded by diabase dikes in the Piedmont physiographic province of central North Carolina. Geoarchaeological and sedimentological investigation of these Piedmont streams included fourteen trenches dug at four floodplain localities. Soils in these trenches were described using standard soil taxonomy and sampled for particle-size, magnetic susceptibility, and mineralogical analyses.;Increased upland erosion rates, after European settlement, left more than a meter of historic sediments in some areas of the floodplains. A paleosol, indicated by an Ab horizon, records the floodplain surface at the time of European contact. This paleosol, dated …

Molecular Cloning Of A Gene Encoding A 20s Proteasome Β Subunit From Plasmodium Falciparum, G-D Li, J-L Li, M Mugthin, Sa Ward

School of Biomedical Sciences

A novel gene was cloned from Plasmodium falciparum. Database searches indicated this gene to be a member of the 20S proteasome beta-subunit family. Comparison of the gene's genomic DNA sequence with cDNA sequence revealed a 156-bp intron 85 bp downstream from the start codon. The nucleotide sequence of the gene contains one open reading frame encoding 265 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 30.9 kDa and a pI of 6.2. Northern blot analysis showed the transcript size to be approximately 1.6 kb indicating that some 800 bp of the transcript is non-coding.

Carpenter Ants And Control In Homes, Jay B. Karren, Alan H. Roe

All Current Publications

Carpenter ants are members of the insect order Hymenoptera, which includes bees, wasps, sawflies, and other ants. Carpenter ants can be occasional pests in the home and are noted particularly for the damage they can cause when nesting in wood. In Utah they are more of a nuisance rather than a major structural pest.

Um Ecologist Lectures On Flathead Lake Health, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

1999-2000 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation, Lindenwood University

Honors Convocation Programs

1999-2000 Lindenwood University Honors Convocation

The Weekly Challenger, April 29, 2000, The Weekly Challenger, Et Al

Weekly Challenger Newspaper Collection

The April 29, 2000, issue of The Weekly Challenger.

The Register, 2000-04-28, North Carolina Agricutural And Technical State University

NCAT Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

We Are…Marshall, April 28, 2000, Office Of Marshall University Communications

We Are ... Marshall: the Newsletter for Marshall University 1999-2023

No abstract provided.

April 28th 2000, Csusb

Coyote Chronicle (1984-)

No abstract provided.

The Murray State News, April 28, 2000, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of Transitional Services - A Program For Youth With Aggressive Episodes, Lyla Peterson

Theses and Graduate Projects

Youth who display aggressive tendencies has been a domain of

increasing interest in the arena of social work. This

qualitative program evaluation examined if Transitional

Services was viewed as helpful in reducing the clients'

aggressive episodes while participating in the program, This

study also investigated Anoka County's Transitional Services and

its mission to promote a smoother transition from a restrictive

out-of-home placement back into the clients home environment.

Five social workers completed a qualitative questionnaire that

focused on the program's services for its assistance in

lessening youth aggression, and factors pertaining to family

reunification. The outcomes are based on common …

Volume 37, Number 34: April 28, 2000, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Mutagenesis And Cloning Of Photosynesis Genes Of The Filamentous Bacterium, Chloroflexus Aurantiacus, Kristi L. Berger '00

Honors Projects

Chloroflexus aurantiacus is a green non-sulfur bacterium that preferentially grows photosynthetically under lighted, anaerobic conditions. The biosynthetic pathway for one of the photosynthetic pigments, bacteriochlorophyll c, is not well understood but may share common steps with the better understood bacteriochlorophyll a pathway. Cultures of C. aurantiacus were mutagenized in order to produce photosynthetic pigment mutants to be used later in the determination of intermediate compounds in the pathway for bacteriochlorophyll c synthesis. However, mutants with photosynthetic pigment deficiencies were not produced due to experimental difficulties. The photosynthesis genes of C. aurantiacus, such as the bchXYZ genes, are of evolutionary interest …

Panther- April 2000 - Vol. Lxxvii, No.14, Prairie View A&M University

PV Panther Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: April 28, 2000, Eastern Illinois University

April

No abstract provided.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 89 [90], No. 52 (Apr. 28, 2000), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 89, but it is the 90th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Iwu Commencement 2000 To Feature Redesigned Diplomas, Jessica Munds

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Iwu May Term Class Takes Students To Presidential Conventions, Heather Hahn

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

No abstract provided.

Minutes, Florida Ornithological Society Board Of Directors Meeting, April 28, 2000, Eric D. Stolen

Florida Ornithological Society - Records - Full Collection

Meeting minutes for the Regular Board of Directors Meeting of the Florida Ornithological Society, held on April 28, 2000. Includes sections on the approval of minutes for the previous meeting, President’s report, Vice President’s report, Secretary’s report, Local Committee report, Treasurer’s report, Editor’s report, committee reports, continuing business, new business, and adjournment.

Eastern Progress - 27 Apr 2000, Eastern Kentucky University

Eastern Progress 1999-2000

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, April 27, 2000

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

Ceftriaxone-Resistant Salmonella Infection Acquired By A Child From Cattle, Paul D. Fey, Thomas J. Safranek, Mark E. Rupp, Eileen F. Dunne, Efrain Ribot, Peter C. Iwen, Patricia A. Bradford, Frederick J. Angulo, Steven H. Hinrichs

Zoonotics and Wildlife Disease: Publications

Background
The emergence of resistance to antimicrobial agents within the salmonellae is a worldwide problem that has been associated with the use of antibiotics in livestock. Resistance to ceftriaxone and the fluoroquinolones, which are used to treat invasive salmonella infections, is rare in the United States. We analyzed the molecular characteristics of a ceftriaxone-resistant strain of Salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium isolated from a 12-year-old boy with fever, abdominal pain, and diarrhea.
Methods
We used pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and analysis of plasmids and β-lactamases to compare the ceftriaxone-resistant S. enterica serotype typhimurium from the child with four isolates of this strain …