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A Rapid Twofold Dilution Method For Microbial Enumeration And Resuscitation Of Uninjured And Sublethally Injured Bacteria, D. H. Kang, G. R. Siragusa

Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center: Reports

Aims: A rapid and simple method for enumerating uninjured and sublethally injured bacterial cells, the twofold dilution method (2FD), was developed and evaluated.

Methods and Results: Following twofold serial dilution of samples in a 96 well microtiter plate, double strength selective broth or nonselective broth was added to each well. For resuscitation of heat-injured (55°C for 10 min) coliforms, the selective broth was added to the wells after 3 h preresuscitation time in buffered peptone water. The results of the 2FD were compared to plating methods for total and coliform plate counts from mixed cultures and beef carcass surface tissue …

Amphipod Fauna Of The Turkish Central Black Sea Region, Murat Sezgi̇n, Ahmet Kocataş, Tuncer Katağan

Turkish Journal of Zoology

Following research into amphipod fauna in the central Black Sea region of Turkey, forty-two species of benthic amphipod were recorded. Of these, Ampelisca pseudospinimana, Gammarellus angulosus, Hyale crassipes, Leptocheirus pilosus, Orchestia mediterranea and Orchestia stephenseni are reported from the Turkish Black Sea for the first time, and Microdeutopus versiculatus and Nannonyx propinquus are new records for Turkish waters. With this study, the number of amphipod species known from the Turkish Black Sea coast has increased from fifty-seven to sixty-five.

Cellar Roots, Emu's Magazine For The Visual, Literary And Musical Arts, 2001, Eastern Michigan University

Cellar Roots

No abstract provided.

Life Projects (Chapter 5 Of The Book Between Gay And Straight: Understanding Friendship Across Sexual Orientation), Lisa M. Tillmann Ph.D.

Faculty Publications

“Life Projects” is Chapter 5 of the book Between Gay and Straight: Understanding Friendship Across Sexual Orientation (AltaMira Press, 2001). The timeframe spans from the fall of 1996 to January 1997. I’m taking a course on life history, and I ask a member of my research community, Gordon Bernstein, to participate in my project. During our interviews, Gordon teaches me about the ongoing process of coming out—to oneself, to other gay men, and to coworkers, friends, and family. Later, I grapple with elements of this network of gay male friends that can be unsettling, especially for women. I bemoan its …

Federal Funding Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research - Illegal, Unethical And Unnecessary, Susan E. Wills

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

A Case For Federal Funding Of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Interplay Of Moral Absolutism And Scientific Research, Robert E. Mcgough

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Circumventing Environmental Policy: Does The Americans With Disabilities Act Provide Protection Where Environmental Statutes Don't?, Michael S. Heyl

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Tomorrow's Unleaded Children: Child Care Facilities, Lead Paint And The Law, Christopher P. Daignault

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Who Is Responsible For Fraternity Related Injuries On American College Campuses?, Kerri Mumford

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

"Synthetic Sanity": The Ethics And Legality Of Using Psychotropic Medications To Render Death Row Inmates Compentent For Execution, Kacie Mccoy Daugherty

Journal of Contemporary Health Law & Policy (1985-2015)

No abstract provided.

Barbarian Bond: Thracian Bendis Among The Athenians, Corinne Ondine Pache

Classical Studies Faculty Research

In this chapter, I gather the evidence for the Athenian cult of the Thracian goddess Bendis, who was officially worshipped both by Thracians and by Athenian citizens from the end of the fifth century B.C. on. I also compare the historical record with the literary characterizations of the Thracians, and I examine the connection between religious, political, and ethnic identity and the ways in which the cult of Bendis reflects ambivalent Athenian attitudes toward their northern neighbors. The cult of Bendis in Athens reproduces on the level of ritual the polarity of Greeks versus barbarians that exists on the level …

Review Of Selected 2000 California Legislation, University Of The Pacific; Mcgeorge School Of Law

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

Environmental Protection / California Forest Legacy Program Act Of 2000: A Long-Term Conservation Easement Program For Private Land, The, Stacy E. Gillespie

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

Eat Your Vegetables And Be Sued For Patent Infringement, M. R. Carrillo-Heian

McGeorge Law Review

No abstract provided.

Safeguard Mechanism In Korea Under The Wto World, Eun Sup Lee

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Air Rage: Screaming For International Uniformity, William P. Schwab

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Biotechnology And International Law Within The North-South Context, John Ntambirweki

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Protecting Human Dignity And Individuality: The Need For Uniformity In International Cloning Legislation, Alexandra Hawkins

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Precaution Or Protectionism?--The Precautionary Principle, Genetically Modified Organsims, And Allowing Unfounded Fear To Undermine Free Trade, Marc Victor

Global Business & Development Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Relationship Of Hydrological Conditions And Populations Of Breeding Piping Plovers, Daniel S. Licht

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

I used hydrological data and surveys of breeding piping plover (Charadrius melodus) from 1988 to 1997 to assess the relationship of water levels to piping plover breeding distribution, abundance, and habitat use in North Dakota. Piping plover abundance at wetlands surveyed in all years (n = 48) increased significantly as wetness increased (r = 0.93, P < 0.001). However, individual wetland sites often differed in their response to hydrological conditions with some sites showing significant decreases in piping plover abundance during wet periods. The abundance of piping plovers using the Missouri River system (Oahe and Sakakawea reservoirs and the free-flowing reaches of the river) correlated strongly with upland populations of piping plovers during periods of below-average water levels in the riverine system; however, once water levels within the Missouri River system reach a certain point the relationship turned negative with river populations·of piping plovers decreasing and upland populations of piping plovers increasing.

Validation Of Three Back-Calculation Models By Using Multiple Oxytetracycline Marks Formed In The Otoliths And Scales Of Bluegill × Green Sunfish Hybrids, Robert A. Klumb, Michael A. Bozek, Richard V. Frie

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

We assessed the accuracy of the Fraser–Lee, biological-intercept, and Weisberg back-calculation models to estimate growth from otoliths and scales of laboratory-reared juvenile bluegill × green sunfish hybrids (Lepomis macrochirus × Lepomis cyanellus). Hybrid sunfish were injected three times with oxytetracycline hydrochloride at 90- day intervals to mark bony structures, creating simulated annuli for model validation. Back-calculated lengths (BCLs) with otoliths were generally less accurate than scales for all three models. Errors ranged from –8.2 to 7.8% for the Fraser–Lee model, from –8.0 to 8.3% for the biological-intercept model, and from –6.5 to 14.3% for the Weisberg model. For …

American Woodcock Population Status, 2001, James R. Kelley Jr.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service: Publications

Singing-ground and Wing-collection surveys were conducted to assess the population status of the American woodcock (Scolopax minor). Singing-ground Survey data indicated that the number of displaying woodcock in the Eastern Region was unchanged (P>0.1) from 2000 levels, although the point estimate of the trend was negative. In the Central Region, there was a 12.9% decrease in the number of woodcock heard displaying (P<0.01) compared to 2000 levels. Trends from the Singing-ground Survey during 1991-01 were negative (-2.6 and –2.5% per year for the Eastern and Central regions, respectively; P<0.01). There were long-term (1968-01) declines (P<0.01) of 2.5% per year in the Eastern Region and 1.6% per year in the Central Region. The 2000 recruitment index for the Eastern Region (1.4 immatures per adult female) was 27% higher than the 1999 index, but was 18% below the long-term regional average. The 2000 recruitment index for the Central Region (1.2 immatures per adult female) was unchanged from the 1999 index, but was 29% below the long-term regional average. The index of daily hunting success in the Eastern Region decreased from 2.1 woodcock per successful hunt in 1999 to 2.0 woodcock per successful hunt in 2000, and seasonal hunting success decreased 10%, from 9.3 to 8.4 woodcock per successful hunter in 1999 and 2000, respectively. In the Central Region, the daily success index decreased 5% from 2.1 woodcock per successful hunt in 1999 to 2.0 in 2000; and seasonal hunting success decreased 2% from 10.6 to 10.4 woodcock per successful hunter.

Dictation: What And How Students Learn From It, Marilyn C. Fisher

MA TESOL Collection

In the cycle of preferred English language teaching techniques, dictation is currently out of favor. Today, anything inviting the term “old-fashioned” is passed over without consideration as to what qualities made it popular in the past.

This paper reconsiders the merits of dictation use in the classroom, pedagogical theory, and supportive research, and the author’s experimental work with student group dynamics centered on dictation exercises.

My own classroom research shows interesting ways students catch or miss language clues and meaning in dictation exercises and how their minds are directed to analyze the incoming language both during the exercise and after, …

"War On Cancer": Why Does The Fda Deny Access To Alternative Cancer Treatments?, Michael E. Horwin

California Western Law Review

No abstract provided.

Considering The Use Of Maggots In The Debridement Of Wounds: A Case Study, Leslie Mayer

Physical Therapy Scholarly Projects

Maggot debridement therapy is the application of fly larvae to a necrotic wound. Once popular in the 1930s and1940s, its use declined with the introduction of antibiotics, improvement of aseptic wound care, more aggressive surgical debridement techniques, and its unacceptability by the public. The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of maggot therapy, its clinical implications, and to review a medical chart of a Wyoming patient who received this treatment. The material is presented in one concise resource and the protocol included can be evaluated by other clinics using maggot therapy.

A medical chart review was …

A Content Analysis Of Value-Based Advertising Strategies On The Internet, Ali Caglar Kepekci

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to analyze the contents of various web sites to determine whether they implement value-based advertising strategies relative to the level of buyer involvement.

Learning In The Absence Of Learning?: Biologically Constrained Sex Differences In Response To Emotional And Sexual Intimacy, William Todd Abraham

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this work was to integrate multiple levels of analysis in an attempt to clarify our understanding of a wealth of data examining sexual and emotional intimacy. The current work presented an empirical attempt to reconcile the notion of biologically constrained behavior with a perspective emphasizing evolved psychological mechanisms.

A Guide To A Brain-Based Approach To Thematic, Interdisciplinary Teaching, Deborah Marie Ferguson

Theses Digitization Project

This project promotes an interdisciplinary approach to classroom instruction as an alternative to sequential instruction typically practiced in public schools. Specifically targeted are thematic, interdisciplinary teaching strategies.

Environmental Fairs: An Examination Of The 1999 Inland Empire Environmental Expo, Bruce Vincent Broxson

Theses Digitization Project

This project articulates the foundational purpose for environmental fairs and how they encourage an environmentally literate and responsible citizenry.

Working For The Environment: Pathways To Environmental Careers, Carol Aline Devault

Theses Digitization Project

Fifteen professionals in a variety of environmental occupations in the United States were interviewed in a structured, open-ended format. Job profiles were developed from the interviews. The philosophy of these environmental professionals is expressed in their own words and offers insights into influences upon career choice, professional training and personal fulfillment. In addition, environmental related career activity guides were developed to help students and their parents and teachers gain an awareness of the occupations available in this field.