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Letter To The Editor: Comment On ‘‘Hydrocarbon Composition And Toxicity Of Sediments Following The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill In Prince William Sound, Alaska, Usa’’, Stanley D. Rice, Mark G. Carls, Ron A. Heintz, Jeffrey W. Short

United States Department of Commerce: Staff Publications

In their recent paper, Page et al. concluded that spilled oil lost toxicity due to weathering and that it dispersed from beaches so rapidly that the potential for toxicity is now, 13 years after the spill, negligible. Their conclusions, however, are based on insensitive toxicity tests, a statistical design with low power, and invalid assumptions regarding the extent and location of remaining oil.

Although Page et al. make a convincing case that the narcotic toxicity of Exxon Valdez oil declined rapidly after the spill, the claim that all oil toxicity has similarly declined requires a higher standard of evidence. They …

Adolescent Sexuality: Behavior And Meaning, Lisa J. Crockett, Marcela Raffaelli, Kristin L. Moilanen

Department of Psychology: Faculty Publications

The emerging sexuality that accompanies adolescence poses fundamental challenges for young people. These include adjusting to the altered appearance and functioning of a sexually maturing body, learning to deal with sexual desires, confronting sexual attitudes and values, experimenting with sexual behaviors, and integrating these feelings, attitudes, and experiences into a developing sense of self. The challenge is accentuated by the unfamiliar excitement of sexual arousal, the attention connected to being sexually attractive, and the new level of physical intimacy and psychological vulnerability created by sexual encounters. Adolescents’ responses to these challenges are profoundly influenced by the social and cultural context …

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service 2003 Amendment To The 2000 Biological Opinion On The Operation Of The Missouri River Main Stem Reservior System, Operation And Maintenance Of The Missouri River Bank Stabilization And Navigation Project, And Operation Of The Kansas River Reservior System

United States Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District

In 1989, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) initiated consultation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) regarding operation of the Missouri River Main Stem Reservoir System (See Figure 1). This consultation was conducted under the provisions of section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA), which requires Federal agencies to consult with the Service when the agency’s proposed actions may affect the status of species listed as endangered or threatened. For the Missouri River operations by the Corps, the species covered in the 1989 consultation were the endangered Interior least tern (Sterna antillarum), threatened Northern …

Eagle Track And Cross Country 2002-2003, Morehead State University. Office Of Athletics.

Morehead State Sports Team Programs

The 2002-2003 official media guide of the Morehead State University track and cross country teams.

Part 5: Research And Development At Eastern Virginia Medical School, Regional Studies Institute, Old Dominion University

State of the Region Reports: Hampton Roads

Our region’s medical school gradually has been developing a core of significant research and development thrusts despite tremendous challenges. What is EVMS doing and what can we do to stimulate this highly valuable activity?

Stanley Cavell, Richard Thomas Eldridge

Philosophy Faculty Works

No abstract provided.

Animal Science Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2003

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

Contents:

Tribute to R. B. “Dick” Warren, A Study in True Grit
From the Department Head’s Desk
Department of Animal Science Loses a Good Friend
Klopfenstein Fund to Benefit Animal Science Students
Faculty Retirement
Awards
Block and Bridle Convention
Block and Bridle Kids Day
Block and Bridle Steak Fry
Spring 2004 Block and Bridle Calendar
Ambassador Activities
Animal Science Overnight Recruits New Students
Recent Department Awards and Recognitions
Judging Team Activities
Academic Quadrathlon
Deaths
E. coli Research
Nebraska Beef Youth Leadership Symposium Planned
Woman Combines Ag Passion and Writing
Husker Hire Link
Study Tour to Denmark
New Study Abroad Program …

Animal Science Alumni Newsletter, Winter 2003

Department of Animal Science: Departmental News

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Tribute to R. B. “Dick” Warren, A Study in True Grit
From the Department Head’s Desk
Department of Animal Science Loses a Good Friend
Klopfenstein Fund to Benefit Animal Science Students
Faculty Retirement
Awards
Block and Bridle Convention
Block and Bridle Kids Day
Block and Bridle Steak Fry
Spring 2004 Block and Bridle Calendar
Ambassador Activities
Animal Science Overnight Recruits New Students
Recent Department Awards and Recognitions
Judging Team Activities
Academic Quadrathlon
Deaths
E. coli Research
Nebraska Beef Youth Leadership Symposium Planned
Woman Combines Ag Passion and Writing
Husker Hire Link
Study Tour to Denmark
New Study Abroad Program …

Ec03-176 Noxious Weeds Of Nebraska: Musk Thistle, Fred Roeth, Steven R. Melvin, Irvin L. Schleufer

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Musk Thistle is an introduced invasive broadleaf weed native to Europe, North Africa, and Asia. In these areas it is a minor weed because natural enemies keep its population low. When the plant was introduced into North America, its natural enemies were left behind. Without these natural checks, the thistle is able to thrive and compete with native vegetation. This Extension Circular discusses the history, biology, identification, distribution and control of the musk thistle.

Not According To Rule: Women, The Dead Sea Scrolls And Qumran, Sidnie White Crawford

Department of Classics and Religious Studies: Faculty Publications

Until very recently, the juxtaposition of the words “women,” “Dead Sea Scrolls” and “Qumran” in the same title would have seemed like an oxymoron. From the beginning of Dead Sea Scrolls research, the people who lived at Qumran and stored the manuscripts in the eleven surrounding caves were identified with the ancient Jewish sect of the Essenes. This identification was based on the descriptions of the Essenes provided by the ancient writers Josephus, Philo and Pliny the Elder. Philo and Pliny are unequivocal in their description of the Essenes as an all-male, celibate group. Josephus also focuses his description of …

The Nadca Probe, Issue 226

The Probe: Newsletter of the National Animal Damage Control Association

Beaver Management - Nevada 1942-1943
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Has there ever been a documented case of rats attacking and killing a human?
Humane Education Has Agenda
The "Birdcast" Brought to You By ...
NADCA on the WEB

Benefit-Cost Analysis Of Reproduction-Monitoring And Predator-Removal Variables Associated With Protection Of The Endangered California Least Tern, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Ray T. Sterner, John W. Turman, Brian D. Foster

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The California least tern (Sterna antillarium brownii) is an endangered, small (cm), ground-nesting shorebird that winters along the Pacific Coast of Central America and nests in colonies on coastal dunes and beaches from southern Baja to San Francisco, California. It was one of the originally listed species contained in the Endangered Species Act in 1970. Major nest sites remain at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton. During the past 15 years, adult tern counts have increased from about 300 to over 600 breeding pairs at the site. This poster provides results of an empirical analysis of annual fixed-cost agreements …

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network – Winter 2003

Nebraska Earth Systems Education Network

Content:

First Annual Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Compiled by Kylee Anderson

Massive Alaskan Earthquake Affects Nebraska’s Water-Level Recorders By Charles Flowerday

Model of Agriculturally Dominated Ecoregions Flexible Yet Objective By Charles Flowerday

Teacher Workshop on Evolution at UNL Compiled by Kylee Anderson

Recharge Maps to Assist Management of Ground and Surface Water By Charles Flowerday

Earth Science for the Global Community Conference Compiled by Kylee Anderson

UNL Climatologist Sees Little Relief From Drought Conditions This Winter By Steve Ress

2003-2004 Nova Southeastern University Farquhar College Of Arts And Sciences Catalog, Nova Southeastern University

Undergraduate Programs Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Graduate Catalogue 2003 - 2005, Tennessee State University

Tennessee State University Graduate Catalogues

No abstract provided.

Office Of Research And Graduate Studies -- Annual Report 2002/2003

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Contents
01 Introduction
03 Nanomagnetics & Mesospin Structures
05 Redox Biology
07 Virology & Infectious Diseases
09 Bioprocessing & Vaccine Development
11 Plant Genomics
13 Complex Environmental Systems
15 Behavioral Sciences
17 Education in the 21st Century
19 Digital Texts & Contemporary Writing
21 Nanomanufacturing & Advanced Materials
23 Initiatives
25 Future
27 Graduate Studies
29 Technology Development
31 University of Nebraska Press
32 Financials
33 Inspiring Excellence

Exemplar, Fall 2003, Eastern Michigan University

Alumni News: Eastern Magazine

No abstract provided.

Program Evaluation Of The Practicum I Summer Program From A Student’S Perspective, Matthew J. Williams

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The organization, function, and value of the School Psychology Practicum I summer program at Marshall University Graduate College is examined. The perceptions of students recently completing the practicum are evaluated to determine their association with the program objectives. Data collection utilizes a questionnaire developed from the goals and objectives of the program and the criteria for evaluation of student performance. Frequency analysis, descriptive statistics, and crosstabulation are utilized to assess the data. The students expressed an overall satisfaction with the practicum experience. The study’s limitations are explored and recommendations for program improvement are presented.

Analysis Of Gene × Environment Interactions In Sibships Using Mixed Models, Jill S. Barnholtz-Sloan, Laila M. Poisson, Steven W. Coon, Gary A. Chase, Benjamin A. Rybicki

Wayne State University Associated BioMed Central Scholarship

Abstract

Background

Gene × environment models are widely used to assess genetic and environmental risks and their association with a phenotype of interest for many complex diseases. Mixed generalized linear models were used to assess gene × environment interactions with respect to systolic blood pressure on sibships adjusting for repeated measures and hierarchical nesting structures. A data set containing 410 sibships from the Framingham Heart Study offspring cohort (part of the Genetic Analysis Workshop 13 data) was used for all analyses. Three mixed gene × environment models, all adjusting for repeated measurement and varying levels of nesting, were compared for …

Arboretum Annual Report, 2003, Connecticut College

Annual Reports

No abstract provided.

Gamma Oscillations Correlate With Working Memory Load In Humans, Marc W. Howard, Daniel S. Rizzuto, Jeremy B. Caplan, Joseph R. Madsen, John Lisman

Psychology - All Scholarship

Functional imaging of human cortex implicates a diverse network of brain regions supporting working memory—the capacity to hold and manipulate information for short periods of time. Although we are beginning to map out the brain networks supporting working memory, little is known about its physiological basis. We analyzed intracranial recordings from two epileptic patients as they performed a working memory task. Spectral analyses revealed that, in both patients, gamma (30-60 Hz) oscillations increased approximately linearly with memory load, tracking closely with memory load over the course of the trial. This constitutes the first evidence that gamma oscillations, widely implicated in …

The Impact Of Raising And Exhibiting Selected 4-H Livestock Projects On The Development Of Life And Project Skills, Clinton P. Rusk, Jill M. Summerlot-Early, Krisanna L. Machtmes, B. Allen Talbert, Mark Balschweid

Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication: Faculty Publications

The purpose of the study was to identify perceptions of Indiana 4-H livestock members enrolled in beef, sheep and swine projects regarding their ability to perform project skills and develop life skills. A questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 420 4-H beef, sheep, and swine members, with a response rate of 41.9%. Members were able to accomplish project skills in the areas of sportsmanship, safety, animal grooming, and animal selection. Respondents are not as confident in their abilities related to animal health care. Members who exhibited at the state fair have higher skill levels in the areas of animal …

Biol 460.01: Medical Physiology, Unknown

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

Biol 405.01: Animal Behavior, Unknown

University of Montana Course Syllabi

No abstract provided.

A Monte Carlo Demographic Analysis Of The Silky Shark (Carcharhinus Falciformis): Implications Of Gear Selectivity, Lawrence R. Beerkircher, Mahmood S. Shivji, Enric Cortes

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

No abstract provided.

Histidine-Decarboxylase Knockout Mice Show Deficient Nonreinforced Episodic Object Memory, Improved Negatively Reinforced Water-Maze Performance, And Increased Neo- And Ventro-Striatal Dopamine Turnover, Ekrem Dere, Maria A. De Souza-Silva, Bianca Topic, Richard E. Spieler, Helmut L. Haas, Joseph P. Huston

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The brain's histaminergic system has been implicated in hippocampal synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory, as well as brain reward and reinforcement. Our past pharmacological and lesion studies indicated that the brain's histamine system exerts inhibitory effects on the brain's reinforcement respective reward system reciprocal to mesolimbic dopamine systems, thereby modulating learning and memory performance. Given the close functional relationship between brain reinforcement and memory processes, the total disruption of brain histamine synthesis via genetic disruption of its synthesizing enzyme, histidine decarboxylase (HDC), in the mouse might have differential effects on learning dependent on the task-inherent reinforcement contingencies. Here, we investigated …

Assessment Of The Coral Reefs Of The Turks And Caicos Islands (Part 2: Fish Communities), Kaho Hoshino, Marilyn Brandt, Carrie Manfrino, Bernhard Riegl, Sascha C. C. Steiner

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Ecologically and commercially significant coral reef fishes were surveyed at 28 sites in the Turks and Caicos Islands during August 1999. Our results constitute the first quantitative census of these fishes and can serve as baseline information for subsequent studies. Their density and size generally were highest off West Caicos and lowest in Mouchoir Bank. Herbivore density overall showed no correlation with macroalgal index (a proxy for biomass) or live stony coral cover, but surgeonfish density was positively correlated with macroalgal index. Species richness of these select fishes was positively correlated with the species richness of stony corals that were …

Assessment Of The Coral Reefs Of The Turks And Caicos Islands (Part 1: Stony Corals And Algae), Bernhard Riegl, Carrie Manfrino, Casey Hermoyian, Marilyn Brandt, Kaho Hoshino

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

Major constituents of the benthic reef community (stony corals, algae) were assessed in 28 reefs on the Caicos, Turks and Mouchoir Banks. Living stony coral cover ranged from 8-28%, averaging 18% overall. Montastraea annularis and M. faveolata of “intermediate” sizes (cm) dominated all examined reefs. Acropora palmata and A. cervicornis were scarce. The most frequently recruiting scleractinians were Porites astreoides and Agaricia agaricites; Montastraea recruits were uncommon. Old partial-colony mortality (overall mean = 23%) was greater than recent partial-colony mortality (mean = 3%). Crustose coralline algae and turf algae were generally more abundant than macroalgae. Mouchoir Bank, with the …

Department Of Veterinary And Biomedical Sciences: Vbms Annual Report 2003

School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences: Information and History

Foreword
VBMS Faculty
VBMS Faculty and Staff, by Function and Unit
Honors. Awards and Recognitions
VBMS Committee Assignments
Faculty Profiles
VBMS Research Associates Profiles
VBMS Teaching Program
Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC)
VBMS Research Program
International Activities
Veterinary Extension Program
Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Systems (NVDLS)
Grants and Contracts Program
Patents by VBMS Faculty
Publications by VBMS Faculty
Presentations by VBMS Faculty
Articles Regarding the Department
Selected Committees. Editorial and Other Appointments
Departmental Budget Summaries
Nebraska Agricultural Statistics

Preface & Introductions To Saints, Sinners, And Sisters: Gender And Northern Art In Medieval And Early Modern Europe, Jane L. Carroll, Alison Stewart

School of Art, Art History, and Design: Faculty Publications and Creative Activity

Our goal was to create an anthology that could be used as a supplemental reader by undergraduates and graduate students when studying Northern European art before the eighteenth century. We agreed with our cohort group that there was a need to excite students with the new questions being asked in traditional fields of study. The secondary purpose was to allow colleagues to assess the state of gender-driven scholarship in the art history of Medieval and Early Modern Northern Europe. As it progressed, however, this project became in our minds a celebration of the multiplicity and exuberance of the new production …