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Home Range And Provisioning Use Of Semi-Free-Ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta), Jennifer Ann Savage Jul 2005

Home Range And Provisioning Use Of Semi-Free-Ranging Ringtailed Lemurs (Lemur Catta), Jennifer Ann Savage

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

The ringtailed lemur (Lemur catta) population on St. Catherines Island (SCI) may serve as a model system for reintroduction. Free-ranging troops of ringtailed lemurs have been managed on SCI since 1985 and are monitored and provisioned daily. There has been no assessment of the effects of provisioning or seasonal dependence on provisioning to date. Ringtailed lemur troop home ranges and use of provisions were quantified to examine seasonal patterns and changes in relation to habitat quality of the home range. Activity, ranging behavior, and provisioning use were monitored for one year. Habitat assessment of forage species was conducted through stratified …

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Seroprevalence And Genomic Divergence Of Circulating Strains Of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Among Felidae And Hyaenidae Species, Jennifer L. Troyer, Jill Pecon-Slattery, Melody E. Roelke, Warren E. Johnson, Sue Vandewoude, Nuria Vazquez-Salat, Meredith Brown, Laurence Frank, Rosie Woodroffe, Christiaan Winterbach, Hanlie Winterbach, Graham Hemson, Mitchell Bush, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eloy Revilla, Stephen J. O'Brien Jul 2005

Seroprevalence And Genomic Divergence Of Circulating Strains Of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus Among Felidae And Hyaenidae Species, Jennifer L. Troyer, Jill Pecon-Slattery, Melody E. Roelke, Warren E. Johnson, Sue Vandewoude, Nuria Vazquez-Salat, Meredith Brown, Laurence Frank, Rosie Woodroffe, Christiaan Winterbach, Hanlie Winterbach, Graham Hemson, Mitchell Bush, Kathleen A. Alexander, Eloy Revilla, Stephen J. O'Brien

Biology Faculty Articles

Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) infects numerous wild and domestic feline species and is closely related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV). Species-specific strains of FIV have been described for domestic cat (Felis catus), puma (Puma concolor), lion (Panthera leo), leopard (Panthera pardus), and Pallas' cat (Otocolobus manul). Here, we employ a three-antigen Western blot screening (domestic cat, puma, and lion FIV antigens) and PCR analysis to survey worldwide prevalence, distribution, and genomic differentiation of FIV based on 3,055 specimens from 35 Felidae and 3 Hyaenidae species. …

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The Edge Of The World, Joy Kennedy Jul 2005

The Edge Of The World, Joy Kennedy

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

“The Edge of the World” tells a true story of a mapping expedition in the second longest cave in Texas. When her survey group becomes lost inside the cave, the author uses the experience to propel questions of the duplicity of maps and the ambiguities of human perception. Detailed are the gritty nuances of caving that the average tourist never experiences: the tightness of squeezes, digging for air flow, and pushing for passages. The author finally questions if the blank spaces on maps should really be filled in with new discoveries, for perhaps something is being lost in the process.

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Nurturing Sense Of Place Through The Literature Of The Bioregion, Patrick Howard Jul 2005

Nurturing Sense Of Place Through The Literature Of The Bioregion, Patrick Howard

Reconstruction: Studies in Contemporary Culture

This paper explores the possibility that a participatory engagement with the literature of the bioregion, in this case the North Atlantic coast, may work against the life alienating tendencies of our modern culture, to reaffirm and renew our children’s consciousness of and sensitivity for their place in a larger Earth community. We are in need of another way of knowing our place, a way to activate and reactivate the complex articulations and relations of things. Through the literature of the bioregion and a bodily, imaginative and participatory engagement with the other-than-human, children can return to the conditions of human embeddedness …

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Plant Virus Hc-Pro Is A Determinant Of Eriophyid Mite Transmission, Drake C. Stenger, Gary L. Hein, Frederick E. Gildow, Kempton M. Horken, Roy C. French Jul 2005

Plant Virus Hc-Pro Is A Determinant Of Eriophyid Mite Transmission, Drake C. Stenger, Gary L. Hein, Frederick E. Gildow, Kempton M. Horken, Roy C. French

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The eriophyid mite transmitted Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV; genus Tritimovirus, family Potyviridae) shares a common genome organization with aphid transmitted species of the genus Potyvirus. Although both tritimoviruses and potyviruses encode helper component-proteinase (HC-Pro) homologues (required for nonpersistent aphid transmission of potyviruses), sequence conservation is low (amino acid identity, ~16%), and a role for HC-Pro in semipersistent transmission of WSMV by the wheat curl mite (Aceria tosichella [Keifer]) has not been investigated. Wheat curl mite transmissibility was abolished by replacement of WSMV HC-Pro with homologues of an aphid transmitted potyvirus (Turnip mosaic virus), …

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Ranking Law Schools: A Market Test?, Cass R. Sunstein Jul 2005

Ranking Law Schools: A Market Test?, Cass R. Sunstein

Coase-Sandor Institute for Law & Economics Research Paper Series

Instead of ranking law schools through statistical aggregations of expert judgments, or by combining a list of heterogeneous factors, it would be possible to rely on a market test, simply by examining student choices. This tournament-type approach would have the large advantage of relying on the widely dispersed information that students actually have; it would also reduce reliance on factors that can be manipulated (and whose manipulation does no good other than to increase rankings). On the other hand, a market test has several problems as a measure of law school quality, partly because cognitive biases and social influences may …

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Creole Carnival: Unwrapping The Pleasures And Paradoxes Of The Gift Of Creolization, Kevin Frank Jul 2005

Creole Carnival: Unwrapping The Pleasures And Paradoxes Of The Gift Of Creolization, Kevin Frank

Publications and Research

In this essay Kevin Frank goes against the current in questioning the social and intellectual embrace of the poetics of creolization, in terms of its the efficacy in subverting biases that underpinned colonial subordination and exploitation.

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Book Reviews Jul 2005

Book Reviews

New Mexico Historical Review

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Pineywoods Native Plant Center, July 2005, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University Jul 2005

Pineywoods Native Plant Center, July 2005, Sfa Gardens, Stephen F. Austin State University

SFA Gardens Newsletters

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Learning From Darfur: Building A Net-Capable African Force To Stop Mass Killing, David C. Gompert, Courtney Richardson, Clifford H. Bernath, Richard L. Kugler Jul 2005

Learning From Darfur: Building A Net-Capable African Force To Stop Mass Killing, David C. Gompert, Courtney Richardson, Clifford H. Bernath, Richard L. Kugler

Defense and Technology Papers

The purpose of this report is to explore one particularly promising model of combat force to intervene in Africa to stop mass killings and other atrocities. Its conclusion is that networking concepts and technologies that were effective in Afghanistan and Iraq can be used by Africans with intensive external help to field a capability for forcible humanitarian intervention.

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Columns Summer 2005, Southern Adventist University Jul 2005

Columns Summer 2005, Southern Adventist University

Alumni Newsletter

Features the article "Tried by Fire". Three individuals who were affected in different ways by the Thatcher Hall fire last April share their stories.

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Evaluation Of Glycine Max Mrna Clusters, Ronald L. Frank, Fikret Erçal Jul 2005

Evaluation Of Glycine Max Mrna Clusters, Ronald L. Frank, Fikret Erçal

Biological Sciences Faculty Research & Creative Works

Background: Clustering the ESTs from a large dataset representing a single species is a convenient starting point for a number of investigations into gene discovery, genome evolution, expression patterns, and alternatively spliced transcripts. Several methods have been developed to accomplish this, the most widely available being UniGene, a public domain collection of gene-oriented clusters for over 45 different species created and maintained by NCBI. The goal is for each cluster to represent a unique gene, but currently it is not known how closely the overall results represent that reality. UniGene's build procedure begins with initial mRNA clusters before joining ESTs. …

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Loss Of Phosphorus By Runoff For Agricultural Watersheds, M. A. Elrashidi, M. D. Mays, J. Harder, D. Schroeder, P. Brakhage, S. Peaslee, C. Seybold, C. Schaecher Jul 2005

Loss Of Phosphorus By Runoff For Agricultural Watersheds, M. A. Elrashidi, M. D. Mays, J. Harder, D. Schroeder, P. Brakhage, S. Peaslee, C. Seybold, C. Schaecher

United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

The loss of nutrients in runoff from agricultural land is a major cause of poor surface water quality in the United State. Scientists (NRCS) developed a technique to estimate the impact of agricultural watersheds on natural water resources. The objectives of this study were to apply this technique on the Wagon Train (WT),watershed to predict (1) loss of water by surface runoff, (2) loss of phosphorus (P) from soils by runoff and P loading for WT reservoir. The annual loss of water by runoff was estimated at 4.32 million m3 . The USGS data for a 50-year period (1951 …

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Prevention Of Periodontal Diseases, Andrew R. Dentino, Moawia M. Kassab, Erica J. Renner Jul 2005

Prevention Of Periodontal Diseases, Andrew R. Dentino, Moawia M. Kassab, Erica J. Renner

School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications

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Functionally Active T1-T1 Interfaces Revealed By The Accessibility Of Intracellular Thiolate Groups In Kv4 Channels., Guangyu Wang, Mohammad Shahidullah, Carmen A Rocha, Candace Strang, Paul J Pfaffinger, Manuel Covarrubias Jul 2005

Functionally Active T1-T1 Interfaces Revealed By The Accessibility Of Intracellular Thiolate Groups In Kv4 Channels., Guangyu Wang, Mohammad Shahidullah, Carmen A Rocha, Candace Strang, Paul J Pfaffinger, Manuel Covarrubias

Department of Pathology, Anatomy, and Cell Biology Faculty Papers

Gating of voltage-dependent K(+) channels involves movements of membrane-spanning regions that control the opening of the pore. Much less is known, however, about the contributions of large intracellular channel domains to the conformational changes that underlie gating. Here, we investigated the functional role of intracellular regions in Kv4 channels by probing relevant cysteines with thiol-specific reagents. We find that reagent application to the intracellular side of inside-out patches results in time-dependent irreversible inhibition of Kv4.1 and Kv4.3 currents. In the absence or presence of Kv4-specific auxiliary subunits, mutational and electrophysiological analyses showed that none of the 14 intracellular cysteines is …

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Developmental Systems Theory: A Search For Human Nature, Erin Kenzie Jul 2005

Developmental Systems Theory: A Search For Human Nature, Erin Kenzie

Honors Theses

When trying to identify the driving forces behind the development of traits, 'nature' and 'nurture' are presented as the sole answers to a seemingly inevitable philosophical question. There must be reasons behind why an individual has a certain trait, so the rhetoric goes, and the line of reasoning has to go in one of two directions. Either factors in the individual's environment - such as parental care or life experience - are responsible, or the trait is an immutable characteristic of the individual's biological makeup. Although this dichotomy has permeated the public consciousness, it is dismissed by those who study …

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Could Artificial Wombs End The Abortion Debate?, Christopher Kaczor Jul 2005

Could Artificial Wombs End The Abortion Debate?, Christopher Kaczor

Philosophy Faculty Works

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Democratization Vs. Liberalization In The Arab World: Dilemmas And Challenges For U.S. Foreign Policy, Daniel Brumberg Dr. Jul 2005

Democratization Vs. Liberalization In The Arab World: Dilemmas And Challenges For U.S. Foreign Policy, Daniel Brumberg Dr.

Books, Monographs & Collaborative Studies

The author looks at the political origins and dynamics of "liberalized autocracy" in the Arab world. Liberalized autocracy is a system of rule that allows for a measure of political openness and competition in the electoral, party, and press arenas, while ultimately ensuring that power rests in the hands of ruling regimes. This mix of control and openness has not only benefited ruling elites, but oppositions as well. It gives them room to "let off steam," to criticize regimes, and occasionally to affect public policy. Moreover, given the absence of consensus in many Arab states over national identity, liberalized autocracy …

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Evaluation And Significance Of Tetracycline Stability In Rabies Vaccine Baits , J. J. Johnston, T. M. Primus, T. Buettgenbach, C. A. Furcolow, M. J. Goodall, D. Slate, R. B. Chipman, J. L. Snow, T. J. Deliberto Jul 2005

Evaluation And Significance Of Tetracycline Stability In Rabies Vaccine Baits , J. J. Johnston, T. M. Primus, T. Buettgenbach, C. A. Furcolow, M. J. Goodall, D. Slate, R. B. Chipman, J. L. Snow, T. J. Deliberto

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Tetracycline is widely used as a biomarker for bait consumption by wildlife; tetracycline is incorporated into bones and teeth and can be detected by fluorescence microscopy several weeks postconsumption. During 2003, the United States Department of Agriculture distributed more than 10 million tetracycline-containing rabies-vaccine baits to control the spread of wildlife vectored rabies to humans, pets, and livestock. To estimate the percentage of target species consuming the baits, raccoons and skunks were collected in baited areas and teeth were analyzed for the presence of the biomarker. Several incidents of low biomarker detection rates prompted an investigation of the stability of …

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Dramatic Reduction In Predation On Marine Turtle Nests Through Improved Predator Monitoring And Management, Richard M. Engeman, R. Erik Martin, Henry T. Smith, John Woolard, Carrie K. Crady, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Bernice Constantin, Margo Stahl, John Griner Jul 2005

Dramatic Reduction In Predation On Marine Turtle Nests Through Improved Predator Monitoring And Management, Richard M. Engeman, R. Erik Martin, Henry T. Smith, John Woolard, Carrie K. Crady, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Bernice Constantin, Margo Stahl, John Griner

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

We describe improvements to monitoring/ indexing methodology for predators of marine turtle nests on the east coast of Florida, and the resulting marine turtle conservation implications from integrating the methodology into predator management. A strip transect from dune line to the shore improved an already successful design for monitoring raccoons, and was also sensitive for armadillos. The data were integrated into predator management operations to effectively and efficiently remove the species responsible for turtle nest predation. Tracking plot data also served to validate predator patterns of behavior relative to turtle nesting and improve prospects for preventive predator management strategies. Perhaps …

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The Effects Of Livestock On California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Beecheyii), Jeffrey S. Fehmi, Sabrina E. Russo, James W. Bartolome Jul 2005

The Effects Of Livestock On California Ground Squirrels (Spermophilus Beecheyii), Jeffrey S. Fehmi, Sabrina E. Russo, James W. Bartolome

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

Understanding the impacts of livestock grazing on wildlands is important for making appropriate ecosystem management decisions. Using livestock exclosures, we examined the effects of moderate cattle grazing on the abundance of California ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyii Richardson) and the spatial distribution of active burrows within their colonies in grassland and blue oak (Quercus douglasii Hook. & Arn.) savanna habitats in the coastal range of California over a 3-year period (1991– 1994). Overall, relative population densities of California ground squirrels declined significantly throughout the experiment, but did not differ between grazed and ungrazed colonies or between habitats. There was …

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Radiofrequency Sinus Excision. A Simple Technique For Sacro-Coccygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Pravin J. Gupta Jul 2005

Radiofrequency Sinus Excision. A Simple Technique For Sacro-Coccygeal Pilonidal Sinus Disease, Pravin J. Gupta

Saudi Medical Journal

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Evaluation Of Palliative Management Of Advanced Breast Cancer In Khartoum, Sudan, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Taha M. Baashar, Mohamed E. Ahmed Jul 2005

Evaluation Of Palliative Management Of Advanced Breast Cancer In Khartoum, Sudan, Mohamed E. Ahmed, Taha M. Baashar, Mohamed E. Ahmed

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Arginine, Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Nucleotide-Enriched Diet Augment The Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of Diclofenac On Carrageenan-Induced Rat Paw Edema, Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi Jul 2005

Arginine, Omega-3 Fatty Acids And Nucleotide-Enriched Diet Augment The Anti-Inflammatory Effect Of Diclofenac On Carrageenan-Induced Rat Paw Edema, Laila Y. Al-Ayadhi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Chloramphenicol Susceptible Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Eastern Region Of Saudi Arabia, Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim Jul 2005

Chloramphenicol Susceptible Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus In Eastern Region Of Saudi Arabia, Bodh R. Panhotra, Anil K. Saxena, Abdulrahman S. Al-Mulhim

Saudi Medical Journal

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Precocious Puberty Revealing Severe Hypothyroidism, Bassam M. Taher, Hanan A. Hamamy, Marlin I. Nino, Kamel M. Ajlouni Jul 2005

Precocious Puberty Revealing Severe Hypothyroidism, Bassam M. Taher, Hanan A. Hamamy, Marlin I. Nino, Kamel M. Ajlouni

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Severe Digital Vasospasm Caused By Cabergoline, Amani S. Al-Zubaidi, Bachar Afandi Jul 2005

Severe Digital Vasospasm Caused By Cabergoline, Amani S. Al-Zubaidi, Bachar Afandi

Saudi Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

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Four New Cestode Species From The Spiral Intestine Of The Round Stingray, Urobatis Halleri, In The Northern Gulf Of California, Mexico, Megan M. Friggens, Donald W. Duszynski Jul 2005

Four New Cestode Species From The Spiral Intestine Of The Round Stingray, Urobatis Halleri, In The Northern Gulf Of California, Mexico, Megan M. Friggens, Donald W. Duszynski

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

The spiral intestines of 40 specimens of Urobatis halleri from the northern Gulf of California, Mexico, were examined for cestodes. Four new species, Rhinebothrium chollaensis n. sp., Rhinebothrium gravidum n. sp., Eutetrarhynchus cortezensis n. sp., and Prochristianella minima n. sp., are described. This is the first record of these 3 genera in the Gulf of California and the first report of Eutetrarhynchus in U. halleri.

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Diphyllobothrium Fayi N. Sp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) From The Pacific Walrus, Odobenus Rosmarus Divergens, Robert L. Rausch Jul 2005

Diphyllobothrium Fayi N. Sp. (Cestoda: Diphyllobothriidae) From The Pacific Walrus, Odobenus Rosmarus Divergens, Robert L. Rausch

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

An independent species of cestode of the genus Diphyllobothrium Cobbold, 1858, known only from the Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens Illiger, has been incorrectly designated Diphyllobothrium cordatum (Leuckart, 1863) in the literature since 1955. That cestode is described in this study as Diphyllobothrium fayi n. sp. on the basis of specimens obtained from walruses from the northern Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. It is distinguished readily from D. cordatum by its much larger strobila of different form and by a range of morphological characteristics of taxonomic significance in the reproductive organs. Comparisons were made with specimens of D. cordatum …

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A Government Of Limited Powers, Carl E. Schneider Jul 2005

A Government Of Limited Powers, Carl E. Schneider

Articles

Roscoe C. Filburn owned a small farm in Ohio where he raised poultry, dairy cows, and a modest acreage of winter wheat. Some wheat he fed his animals, some he sold, and some he kept for his family's daily bread. The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 limited the wheat Mr. Filburn could grow without incurring penalties, but his 1941 crop exceeded those limits. Mr. Filburn sued. He said Claude Wickard, the Secretary of Agriculture, could not enforce the AAI's limits because Congress lacked authority to regulate wheat grown for one's own use. He reasoned: In our federal system, the states …

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