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Spatial And Temporal Variability In The Amount And Source Of Dissolved Organic Carbon: Implications For Ultraviolet Exposure In Amphibian Habitats, Paul D. Brooks, Catherine M. O'Reilly, Stephen A. Diamond, Don H. Campbell, Roland Knapp, David Bradford, Paul Stephen Corn, Blake Hossack, Kathy Tonnessen

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

The amount, chemical composition, and source of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), together with in situ ultraviolet (UV-B) attenuation, were measured at 1–2 week intervals throughout the summers of 1999, 2000, and 2001 at four sites in Rocky Mountain National Park (Colorado). Eight additional sites, four in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park/John Muir Wilderness (California) and four in Glacier National Park (Montana), were sampled during the summer of 2000. Attenuation of UV-B was significantly related to DOC concentrations over the three years in Rocky Mountain (R² = 0.39, F = 25.71, P < 0.0001) and across all parks in 2000 (R² = 0.44, F = 38.25, P …

Effects Of Protein-Energy Malnutrition On The Immune System, Mellova Amir Amir

Makara Journal of Science

Protein-Energy Malnutrition (PEM) is believed to lead to an increased susceptibility to infection, or cause impaired immunity. Infection, occurring with malnutrition, is a major cause of morbidity in all age groups and is responsible for two-thirds of all death under 5 yr of age in developing countries. Many cells of the immune system are known to depend for their function on metabolic pathways that employ various nutrients as critical factors. The most consistent changes in immune competence in PEM are in cell-mediated immunity, the bactericidal function of neutrophils, the complement system, the secretory immunoglobin A, and antibody response

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, August 24, 2003, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2003

No abstract provided.

August 23, 2003 (Pages 4149-4276), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 33 (2003)

No abstract provided.

The Murray State News, August 22, 2003, The Murray State News

Murray State University Collection

No abstract provided.

Cropwatch No. 2003-21, August 22, 2003, Lisa Jasa

Crop Watch (1994–2005)

Inside

Field updates……………186

Weather/crop update……………188

Drought-damaged alfalfa……………188

Soybean aphids……………189

Whiteflies……………189

Seeding, winter wheat……………190

Weeds in winter wheat……………191

Wheat planting dates……………191

Packing, inoculating silage……………192

Solution Days……………192

River resources dry up……………193

Husker Harvest Days……………194

Volume 40, Number 43: August 22, 2003, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Development Policy In The New Millennium And The Doha 'Development Round', Kenneth W. Abbott

Public Law and Legal Theory Papers

The WTO Doha negotiations are often referred to as a "development round." Yet that characterization is controversial, due to weaknesses in the Doha Declaration and limited progress in the early negotiations. This paper offers a comprehensive assessment of the Doha Round from the perspective of development policy. It draws on recent summit-level commitments on development, initiatives by development organizations, and policy analyses by scholars and NGOs. Together, these instruments establish a coherent and highly legitimate set of global norms on development. Trade negotiations like Doha are poorly suited to many aspects of development policy. Yet they can still make major …

Daily Eastern News: August 22, 2003, Eastern Illinois University

August

No abstract provided.

The Hilltop 8-22-2003, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Washington University Record, August 22, 2003

Washington University Record

No abstract provided.

The Bg News August 22, 2003, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. August 22, 2003. Volume 94-Issue 1.

Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens

John Owens: Speeches and Appearances

I am so pleased to have this opportunity to speak with you today. There is something about the beginning of a semester that always strikes me as hopeful and exciting, and it is a treat to share in hopeful times just as we have shared in the very difficult economic times the Institute, the university, and our state have experienced in the past two years.

We have dealt with budget crises and made some tremendously difficult decisions that are felt personally, as well as professionally. We know it often seems that "bad news" grabs the headlines, yet a tremendous number …

Agenda And Minutes, University Of South Florida Board Of Trustees Meeting, August 21, 2003, University Of South Florida. Board Of Trustees

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

Agenda, minutes, and agenda items for meetings of the University of South Florida's Board of Trustees. Most of the documents are for the August 21, 2003, meeting.

University Of Dayton Welcomes Largest First-Year Class Since 1969, Seniors To Talk About Drinking, New Students Perform Service

News Releases

News release announces that the University of Dayton will offer a variety of ways for new students to get acclimated to college life, with new orientation activities including a day of community service and peer-to-peer sessions on drinking.

Summer Mustang, August 21, 2003

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Simon V. Usa

2003 Decisions

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Murray Ledger And Times, August 20, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Sandspur, Vol 110, No 01, August 20, 2003, Rollins College

The Rollins Sandspur

Rollins College student newspaper, written by the students and published at Rollins College. The Sandspur started as a literary journal.

Comments On Weiner, Resnick And Scientific Debate, Jonathan Goodman

Education Policy Analysis Archives (EPAA)

Lois Weiner (2003) and Lauren Resnick (2003) have advanced substantially different views of the success of the reforms undertaken by Community School District Two (CSD2) in New York city. Weiner's position vis a vis District Two has probably conferred a greater measure of objectivity to her views. Criticisms of scholarly work, even when sharply worded, are neither personal nor unscientific; indeed they are quite common in all the sciences.

Monitoring Immediate-Early Gene Expression Through Firefly Luciferase Imaging Of Hrs/J Hairless Mice, Michael E. Geusz, Anne M. Collaco

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Gene promoters fused to the firefly luciferase gene (luc) are useful for examining gene regulation in live transgenic mice and they provide unique views of functioning organs. The dynamics of gene expression in cells and tissues expressing luciferase can be observed by imaging this enzyme's bioluminescent oxidation of luciferin. Neural pathways involved in specific behaviors have been identified by localizing expression of immediate-early genes such as c-fos. A transgenic mouse line with luc controlled by the human c-fos promoter (fos::luc) has enabled gene expression imaging in brain slice cultures. To optimize imaging of immediate-early gene expression throughout intact mice, …

Education Policy Analysis Archives 11/29 , Arizona State University, University Of South Florida

College of Education Publications

Comments on Weiner, Resnick and scientific debate / Jonathan Goodman.

Your Computer Is Watching You: Intelligent Agents And Social Facilitation, Jason R. Read

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigates whether the social facilitation effect takes place when a person performs a computerized task that includes an animated intelligent agent (IA). The moderating effects of two individual differences, locus of control (LOC) and microcomputer playfulness (MCP), are tested for. It was proposed that an IA's presence would cause participants to exhibit this effect and that LOC and MCP would moderate a participant's arousal, measured as state anxiety, such that those possessing an internal LOC and those exhibiting high MCP would experience less arousal when performing computerized tasks with an IA present. Data was analyzed using a 2 …

The National Wildlife Strike Database For The Usa: 1990 To 2002 And Beyond, Sandra E. Wright, Richard A. Dolbeer

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 5th (2003)

The National Wildlife Strike Database for Civil Aviation in the USA became operational in 1995 with the initiation of data entry of all strikes beginning in 1990. Since 1995, approximately 46,600 reported strikes from 1990-2002 involving civil aircraft in the USA or for USA carriers in foreign countries have been entered into the database. About 97% of the reported strikes have involved birds and 3% have been with mammals or reptiles. Over 2,000 reported strikes have indicated substantial damage to the aircraft. The database has proven to be an extremely useful source of objective information on the extent and nature …

Through A Bird’S Eye – Exploring Avian Sensory Perception, Robert C. Beason

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 5th (2003)

For too many birds their environment includes airfields and aircraft. Knowing avian sensory abilities, researchers can design experiments and develop new devices and techniques to deter birds from aircraft on and away from airfields. How birds perceive the world about them determines many choices, including foraging, predator avoidance, and flight. Most experiments to investigate the sensory abilities of birds have been developed and analyzed using only human sensory capabilities, which often differ markedly from those of birds. My objective is to review and synthesize what is known and what is unknown about avian sensory capabilities. Compared with humans, birds can …

Towards Multi-Stakeholder Cooperation In Wildlife Management, Brian E. Henshaw

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 5th (2003)

Wildlife management at airports presents a myriad of challenges. Familiar to many in the field, is the outwitting of wily coyotes, the outsmarting of persistent birds and the outflanking of troublesome deer. Deterrents to barriers, dogs to pyrotechnics, habitat management to habitat removal, an array of increasingly effective measures can be used as part of integrated wildlife management programs to meet the challenge of increasing suburban wildlife populations and their interactions with air traffic. On or off the airfield, the objectives of all stakeholders will not be consistent with best management practices for wildlife management. This is increasingly likely outside …

Are Birds Scared By Rotating Mirrors?, Thomas W. Seamans, Scott C. Barras, Zachary J. Patton

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 5th (2003)

Blackbirds (Icteridae) create human health and safety concerns when roosting in large numbers near airports or other urban areas. Therefore, there is considerable demand for effective nonlethal techniques to deter these birds. We tested the effectiveness of rotating mirrors (Peaceful Pyramid®) to keep blackbirds away from decoy traps. Mirrors were in place on traps for 5 consecutive days with control traps having similar a device in place but without mirrors. The total number of birds captured in traps with clear mirrors and control traps did not (P = 0.62) differ. When red mirrors were used, the total number of birds …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, August 18, 2003, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• UPRPC/Space Management
• Graduate Council Report
• Policy Changes for Faculty Senate
• Honorary Degrees and Awards resolution
• Term Appointments
• Proposed Changes to the Hiring Policy
• Senate Membership on the Banner Committee

Unh Faculty Artists Exhibit Their Works, Lori Gula

Media Relations

No abstract provided.

Fear And Loathing: The Modulatory Effect Of Stress On Memory Formation And Its Wildlife Management Implications, Arla G. Hile

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 5th (2003)

An ongoing challenge for wildlife managers is that target species habituate to or forget about hazing, even though the animals must be somewhat stressed by the hazing. Although stress and efficient memory formation/retrieval are considered to be incompatible, research suggests that the effect of stress on memory is complex. Mild and intense stress can impair memory formation and chronic stress can disrupt memory retrieval. Intermediate stress, however, actually enhances the formation of new memories, particularly long-term memories. Unfortunately, these conclusions are based data from only a very few domesticated species under highly controlled conditions. In nature the variation in baseline …