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Plant Tissue Extraction Method For Complexed And Free Cyanide, Joseph T. Bushey, Stephen D. Ebbs, David A. Dzombak

Publications

A method for free cyanide and strongly-complexed cyanide measurement within plant tissue was developed to study uptake and movement of cyanide species separately from cyanide metabolism and metabolite movement by a willow plant (Salix eriocephala var. Michaux). Spike recoveries from solutions with and without plant tissue, using various solvent combinations, and background control tissue contributions were investigated to obtain an accurate and precise extraction method for measurement of complexed and free cyanide concentrations within plant tissue. The optimum extraction technique involved the freezing of plant tissue with liquid nitrogen to facilitate homogenization prior to extraction. Homogenized willow tissue samples, 1 …

Central Crops And Soils Research Station Highmore, South Dakota: Annual Progress Report, 2004, Agricultural Experiment Station, Plant Science Department College Of Agriculture And Biological Sciences

Agricultural Experiment Station and Research Farm Annual Reports

This is the 2004 progress report for the Central Crops and Soils Research Station at Highmore, South Dakota State College. This document represents the research conducted at the Station during the 2004 crop season including: temperature and precipitation data, field evaluations of woody plant materials, optimal management of drought-tolerant legumes and warm season annual grasses, winter wheat breeding, oat research, weed control fertilizer and soil test effects, aphid infestations, barley yellow dwarf Incidence, plant growth and yield of winter wheat in relation to planting date and seed treatment, small grain variety performance trials, corn breeding, and an evaluation of native …

Beyond Imminence: Evolving International Law And Battered Women's Right To Self-Defense, Shana Wallace

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

[Review Of] Patricia V. Symonds. Calling In The Soul: Gender And The Cycle Of Life In A Hmong Village, Jeremy Hein

Ethnic Studies Review

Hmong Americans are a diaspora group that came from Laos after leaving southern China in the early 1800s. The U.S. C.I.A. recruited a Hmong army during the 1960s to assist with the American military campaign against communism in Southeast Asia. Hmong refugees began arriving in the United States in 1975 following the collapse of the pro-American Laotian government. There are now about 200,000 Hmong Americans.

The Art And Science Of Genetic Modification: Re-Engineering Patent Law And Constitutional Orthodoxies (The Harry T. Ice Chair Inaugural Lecture), Yvonne Cripps

Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies

The Harry T. Ice Chair Inaugural Lecture

Using Autonomous Robots To Integrate Middle School Academic Standards, Technology Standards, And 21st Century Workplace Skills, Barbara M. Burckart

CCAC Theses and Dissertations

The amount of knowledge that students are required to master continues to grow. Teachers struggle to find age appropriate ways to integrate state academic standards, technology standards, and 21st century workplace skills. Improved problem solving skills are deemed important to these standards as well as in the workplace. This dissertation utilized a robot design project to examine the changes in problem solving skills of seventh grade science students. In the process, 21st century workplace skills, technology standards, and South Carolina middle school science and math standards were identified and integrated into the learning process.

To test the validity of the …

The Status Of Leptodactylus Validus As A Single Taxon And Its Relationship To Letptodactylus Pallidirostris, Kenneth Christopher Yanek

Master's Theses

Leptodactylus validus exhibits an unusual distribution inhabiting Trinidad, Tobago, and the Lesser Antilles, but not the mainland of South America. This distribution is inconsistent with other distribution patterns observed for these islands. Although slight variation in adult morphology has been observed among the island populations, call data suggest the presence of a single species. Calls of Leptodactylus pallidirostris from Venezuela suggested that this taxon might be conspecific with L. validus. Herein sequence data from the 12S and 16S mt rRNA genes were collected and analyzed in order to address: 1.) whether more than one species is represented within L. validus, …

Defining Speech In An Entertainment Age: The Case Of First Amendment Protection For Video Games, Patrick Garry

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Amendment E: The Constitutional Dimensions Of Unintended Consequences, Neil Fulton

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Reenchanting The Law: The Religious Dimension Of Judicial Decision Making, Mark C. Modak-Truran

Journal Articles

Without a religious justification in the law, judges cannot fully justify their decisions in hard cases from within the law. The law must be indeterminate because the Establishment Clause proscribes this full justification. This does not mean that the Establishment Clause prohibits judges from fully justifying their decisions during their deliberations about hard cases. It only prohibits judges from including that full justification in their written opinions. Deliberation and explanation are separate stages of judicial decision making that should be kept distinct. Given this distinction, my thesis is that judges should fully justify their decisions in hard cases by relying …

From Pick And Shovel To Mountaintop Removal: Environmental Injustice In The Appalachian Coalfields, Patrick C. Mcginley

Law Faculty Scholarship

In this Essay, Professor McGinley examines a century of conflicts between the coal mining industry and the people of the "billion dollar coalfield" communities of southern West Virginia whose labors provided fuel for the industrial revolution, two world wars, and the energy demands of the nation.

The Essay identifies a troubling paradox Highly efficient new mining technologies, including so-called "mountaintop removal" strip mining, have resulted in the loss of tens of thousands of well paying jobs while coal production has reached record levels and many coalfield communities remain mired in economic stagnation and poverty.

The Essay identifies provisions of the …

The Line Between Legal Error And Judicial Misconduct: Balancing Judicial Independence And Accountability, Cynthia Gray

Hofstra Law Review

No abstract provided.

Least Shrew (Cryptotis Parva ) In Extreme West-Central Nebraska, Keith Geluso, Jeremy A. White, Michael A. Bogen

Biology Faculty Publications

During the past 35 years, the least shrew (Cryptotis parva) has expanded its distribution along riverine and other mesic corridors in western parts of its distribution, although some recently discovered populations in the West might represent relicts of a previous Pleistocene distribution. In Nebraska, the least shrew originally was known only from eastern and central parts of the state, but recent records are now available from extreme west-central Nebraska and the northwestern corner of the state. Our record from west-central Nebraska probably represents recent westward expansion of C. parua along the North Platte River. This capture in Scotts …

Seasonal Activity And Reproduction In Bats Of East-Central Nebraska, Kenneth N. Geluso, Russell A. Benedict, Francis L. Kock

Biology Faculty Publications

Information on seasonal activity and reproduction is presented for seven species of bats inhabiting east-central Nebraska (Eptesicus fuscus, Myotis septentrionalis, Nycticeius humeralis, Lasionycteris noctivagans, Lasiurus borealis, L. cinereus, and Pipistrellus subflavus). Early and late dates of capture show five species active in the state for longer periods than previously reported. During some years, E. fuscus and M. septentrionalis emerge from winter torpor in March and feed on insects. Some E. fuscus inhabiting a floodplain forest in summer use houses in nearby towns as hibernacula, and year-round use of buildings by E. fuscus is substantial compared to other species of bats. …

Dynamics Of Rodent Assemblages Inhabiting Abandoned Petroleum Landfarms In Oklahoma, James Wilson, R. L. Lochmiller, D. M. Janz

Biology Faculty Publications

Studies on the effects of anthropogenic contamination on wildlife have largely been focused at the individual level. Biomarkers have been used to monitor changes in the health of individuals exposed to contaminants; however, little attention has been given to the effects of chronic exposure at the population or community levels. We studied rodent assemblages from uncontaminated (reference) sites (n 5 5) and abandoned petrochemical landfarms (n 5 5) in Oklahoma to investigate potential alterations in community structure and composition. Rodent assemblages inhabiting landfarms had lower species diversity, lower richness, and a more even distribution of individuals across species. Reference sites …

Windbreaks In North American Agricultural Systems, James R. Brandle, Laurie Hodges, Xinhua H. Zhou

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Faculty Publications

Windbreaks are a major component of successful agricultural systems throughout the world. The focus of this chapter is on temperate-zone, commercial, agricultural systems in North America, where windbreaks contribute to both producer profitability and environmental quality by increasing crop production while simultaneously reducing the level of off-farm inputs. They help control erosion and blowing snow, improve animal health and survival under winter conditions, reduce energy consumption of the farmstead unit, and enhance habitat diversity, providing refuges for predatory birds and insects. On a larger landscape scale windbreaks provide habitat for various types of wildlife and have the potential to contribute …

Comments: Don't Buy... Rent! Maryland Law Provides Limitless Insurance For Tenants Against Criminal Activity After Hemmings V. Pelham Wood, Teresa D. Teare

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.

Comments: Because Sex Crimes Are Different: Why Maryland Should (Carefully) Adopt The Contested Federal Rules Of Evidence 413 And 414 That Permit Propensity Evidence Of A Criminal Defendant's Other Sex Offenses, Joyce R. Lombardi

University of Baltimore Law Review

No abstract provided.

Smoking And Stress: Exploring Patterns Among High School Youth In Bulgaria, Milena D. Anatchkova

Open Access Dissertations

Bulgaria has recently emerged as one of the countries characterized by strikingly high death rates due to stroke, heart disease and different types of cancer. No serious attempt at dynamic analysis of the behavioral factors contributing to these high disease rates exists. It is clear that in order for this trend to be changed, the group within the age range of onset of most unhealthy behaviors needs to receive special attention. These facts and the lack of systematic exploration of the behavioral health risks of adolescents underline the importance of the proposed study.

The project had three goals: 1/ Measurement …

Cybercrime: National, Transnational, Or International?, Ellen S. Podgor

Faculty Publications By Year

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Mercy Lawyers, Anthony V. Alfieri

Articles

No abstract provided.

Guarding Moral Boundaries: Shame In Early Confucianism, Jane Geaney

Religious Studies Faculty Publications

Claims that China is a ‘‘shame culture’’ tend to presume that guilt is the superior moral motivation. Such claims characterize guilt as internally motivated and operative even if no outsider is aware of any wrongdoing. By contrast, they assume that shame occurs only when someone is observed. The observer represents the moral opinion of an outsider, and, as a result, shame is said to be externally motivated. In this view, genuinely moral motivation is internal. Internality is seen as a requirement for moral autonomy (the ability to make decisions independent of particular social norms), and only guilt cultures are thought …

The Property "Instinct", Jeffrey E. Stake

Articles by Maurer Faculty

No abstract provided.

Ake V. Oklahoma: The Right To Expert Assistance In A Post-Daubert, Post-Dna World, Paul C. Giannelli

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Truth In Domain Names Act Of 2003 And A Preventative Measure To Combat Typosquatting, Christopher G. Clark

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dedicated To The Memory Of Lee E. Teitelbaum (1941-2004), Douglas A. Kysar

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Pluralistic Foundations Of The Religion Clauses, Steven H. Shriffin

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Bulletin: General Catalog Issue 2004-2005, Portland State University

Bulletin & Curriculum Change Documents

No abstract provided.

Screenshots, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

Screenshots of information about the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Nelson Poynter Memorial Library.

Report, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg Safety And Security Plan, 2004, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg

SACS Historical Forms and Applications

The Safety and Security plan (also referred to as the Emergency Operations Plan within the document) for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.