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Decapod Crustaceans Of The Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary, Mary K. Wicksten

Gulf of Mexico Science

Since 1985, new sampling and reexamination of existing specimens have resulted in the finding of more than 25 additional decapod crustacean species at the Flower Gardens Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Of the 106 species of decapods that inhabit the Sanctuary, the predominant groups are the families Alpheidae, Palaemonidae, Paguridae, Diogenidae, Mithracidae, and Panopeidae. The West Flower Gardens Bank has the most diverse fauna of the areas sampled (60 species). Stetson Bank has 14 species that have not been found on the Flower Gardens Banks proper. Three species are typically found on mooring lines and oil platforms. Differences in bottom type …

Sedimentary Environments Of East And West Flower Garden Banks Area, Kathryn M. Scanlon, Seth D. Ackerman, Jill E. Rozycki

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

Shrimp Landing Trends As Indicators Of Estuarine Habitat Quality, Thomas P. O'Connor, Gary C. Matlock

Gulf of Mexico Science

Penaeid shrimp support three major commercial fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico. They are an estuarine-dependent species with life cycles that are completed within 1 yr. The stocks are fully exploited. Landings are independent of effort in that increased effort would not increase landings. Landings are therefore a direct measure of stock. Because the penaeids are annual species, landings are also a measure of recruitment. Since recruitment is dependent on habitat quality, landings are a measure of habitat quality and temporal trends in annual landings reveal trends in estuarine habitat quality. The landings trends indicate diminished habitat quality in Florida …

Microsatellite Markers For Cobia, Rachycentron Canadum, M.A. Renshaw, C.L. Pruett, E. Saillant, J.C. Patton, C.E. Rexroad Iii, J.R. Gold

Gulf of Mexico Science

No abstract provided.

College Bulletin; Vol. 51; 2005-2006, Buffalo State College

Academic Bulletins

No abstract provided.

News/Publicity: 2005-06-01, About The Maud Gordon Holmes Arboretum, Buffalo State College

Maud G. Holmes Arboretum

Folder: Arboretum_1

Regulation Of The Vibrio Anguillarum Metalloprotease Empa By Posttranslational Modification, Andrew M. Staroscik, Steven M. Denkin, David R. Nelson

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

The zinc metalloprotease EmpA is a virulence factor in the fish pathogen Vibrio anguillarum. Previous studies have shown that two strains of V. anguillarum regulate empA differently. Strain M93Sm exhibits protease activity only in the presence of fish gastrointestinal mucus, while protease activity is detected in NB10 culture supernatant under all stationary-phase conditions. In this study, we use real-time reverse transcription-PCR to show that even in conditions where no protease activity is detected, empA transcription occurs. Western blot analysis revealed that EmpA is secreted as a ∼48-kDa proenzyme and that activation occurs extracellularly by the removal of a ∼10-kDa …

Phosphoryl Transfer Step In The C-Terminal Src Kinase Controls Src Recognition, Scot A. Lieser, Caitlin Shindler, Brandon E. Aubol, Sungsoo Lee, Gongqin Sun, Joseph A. Adams

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

All members of the Src family of nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinases are phosphorylated and subsequently down-regulated by the C-terminal Src kinase, Csk. Although the recognition of Src protein substrates is essential for a diverse set of signaling events linked to cellular growth and differentiation, the factors controlling this critical protein-protein interaction are not well known. To understand how Csk recognizes Src, the chemical/physical events that modulate apparent substrate affinity and turnover were investigated. Src is phosphorylated in a biphasic manner in rapid quench flow experiments, suggesting that the phosphoryl transfer step is fast and highly favorable and does not limit …

Some Dumb Girl Syndrome: Challenging And Subverting Destructive Stereotypes Of Female Attorneys, Ann Bartow

Law Faculty Scholarship

This Essay considers ways in which female attorneys confront sexism and stereotyping in the legal profession and in life, and strongly endorses embracing feminism, and wearing comfortable shoes.

Science, Pseudoscience, And Religious Belief, Allen R. Buskirk

Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011

Review of Carl Sagan. The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark.

Faculty Senate Minutes 2004 - 2005, Missouri University Of Science And Technology Faculty Senate

Minutes & Agendas

No abstract provided.

Marine Invaders In The Northeast: Rapid Assessment Survey Of Non-Native And Native Marine Species Of Floating Dock Communities, August 2003, Judith Pederson, Robert Bullock, James Carlton, Jennifer Dijkstra, Nicole Dobroski, Peter Dyrynda, Ryan Fisher, Larry G. Harris, Niels Hobbs, Gretchen Lambert, Eric Lazo-Wasem, Arthur C. Mathieson, Maria-Pia Miglietta, Jan Smith, Julian Smith Iii, Megan Tyrrell

Jackson Estuarine Laboratory

In his seminal book on The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants, Elton (1958) laid the foundation for the science of biological invasions. He identified the importance of human-mediated vectors as means of transporting organisms to new locations and discussed invasions in the context of ecological impacts and evolutionary consequences. Elton even identified what needed to be done to prevent practical and ecological damages from invaders--keep them out, eradicate them, and if all else fails, manage them at acceptable levels. We have not been vigilant in applying this knowledge to marine ecosystems, although this is changing. Our ability to …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes - January 2005, Faculty Senators

Minutes 2004-2005

This is the archived record of the January 2005 faculty senate meeting minutes. Contact the Faculty Senate president or JagWorks Repository Coordinator to request access to this document.

Coping With Disaster, September 5, 2005, Faculty Senators

Faculty Senate Miscellaneous Reports

No abstract provided.

Book Review Of 'Sharing Water: Irrigation And Water Management In The Hindukush-Karakoram-Himalaya' Edited By Hermann Kreutzmann, Anne Rademacher

HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies

No abstract provided.

2005 : Part-Time Programmes, Dublin Institute Of Technology

DIT Publications

Book containing map of DIT main locations, frequently asked questions, key contacts and full listing of part-time programmes on offer at DIT 2005.

2004 Cancer Care Annual Report, Children's Mercy Hospital

Cancer Center Annual Reports

Annual report of cancer care and oncology services at the Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City MO, a pediatric medical center, with a focus on the Ewing's sarcoma family of tumors.

Genetic Information And Discrimination In Employment: A Psycho-Legal Perspective, Meera Adya, Brian H. Bornstein

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Supreme Court Selection And Measures Of Past Judicial Performance, Daniel A. Farber

Florida State University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Education And Interrogation: Comparing Brown And Miranda, John H. Blume, Sheri Lynn Johnson, Ross Feldmann

Cornell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Southern Adventist University Graduate Catalog 2005-2006, Southern Adventist University

Catalog, Graduate

Southern Adventist University's graduate catalog for the academic year 2005-2006.

Happiness And Public Policy, Lok Sang Ho

Centre for Public Policy Studies : CPPS Working Paper Series

In recent years many scholars are studying “happiness” seriously. Economics, long known as the dismal science, has a well established “utility theory” but utility should not be treated synonymously as happiness. This paper questions some premises of the Benthamite theory that presumes utility is the same as happiness and proposes a theory that there are three kinds of happiness: a forward looking or “prospective happiness,” a “happiness in process,” and a backward looking or “retrospective happiness.” It suggests that perceptions and value formation, which are normally outside the purview of economics, are important determinants of happiness. It further argues that …

Child Labor And The Interaction Between The Quantity And Quality Of Children, Chengze, Simon Fan

Centre for Public Policy Studies : CPPS Working Paper Series

This paper analyzes the impacts of child labor on the interaction between the quantity and quality of children in the spirit of Becker and Lewis (1973). It shows that without child labor, the quantity of children can be a normal good so that it increases with parental income under some fairly standard formulations. However, the correlation between fertility and parental income becomes negative when the role of child labor is considered. The model also implies that fertility increases with the wage rate of child labor. Moreover, it suggests that government intervention not only directly affects the supply of child labor, …

Why Knowing About Disciplinary Differences Can Mean More Effective Teaching, Michele Marinkovich, Jack Prostko

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education: Archives

This essay explores some of the latest research on how disciplinary differences affect faculty’s teaching in subtle and often unconscious ways.

Identification Of A New Family Of Enzymes With Potential O-Acetylpeptidoglycan Esterase Activity In Both Gram-Positive And Gram-Negative Bacteria, Joel T. Weadge, John M. Pfeffer, Anthony J. Clarke

Biology Faculty Publications

Background: The metabolism of the rigid bacterial cell wall heteropolymer peptidoglycan is a dynamic process requiring continuous biosynthesis and maintenance involving the coordination of both lytic and synthetic enzymes. The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan has been proposed to provide one level of control on these activities as this modification inhibits the action of the major endogenous lytic enzymes, the lytic transglycosylases. The O-acetylation of peptidoglycan also inhibits the activity of the lysozymes which serve as the first line of defense of host cells against the invasion of bacterial pathogens. Despite this central importance, there is a dearth of information …

2004-2005 Nsu Knights Women's Basketball Media Guide, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Athletics Sports Programs and Media Guides

No abstract provided.

New Student Record : The University Of Rhode Island, The Interfraternity/Panhellenic Councils

Freshman Record

No abstract provided.

Renaissance 2005, University Of Rhode Island

URI Yearbooks

This is a digitized, downloadable version of the University of Rhode Island yearbook.

Maine Horseshoe Crab (Limulus Polyphemus) Spawning Surveys, 2004, Susanne Schaller, Peter Thayer, Sherry Hanson, Shari Latulippe, Elizabeth Solet

Publications

The Maine Horseshoe Crab Surveys were begun in 2001 to establish quantitative baseline data and determine whether horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) populations are stable or declining. Spawning counts were conducted at sites from Casco Bay (southern Maine) to Frenchman’s Bay (downeast), to establish an index of relative abundance. Few (relatively) abundant populations remain in Maine at Middle Bay (Harpswell/Brunswick), Thomas Point (Brunswick), and in the Damariscotta River. Healthy but less abundant populations persist in the Bagaduce River (Brooksville/ Sedgwick) and in Taunton Bay (Hancock/Franklin/Sullivan).

An intensive tagging study has been conducted on Taunton Bay, which offers a natural population with …

Antagonistic Interactions Among Marine Bacteria Impede The Proliferation Of Vibrio Cholerae, Richard A. Long, David C. Rowley, Eric Zamora, Jiayuan Liu, Douglas H. Bartlett, Farooq Azam

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Changes in global climate have raised concerns about the emergence and resurgence of infectious diseases. Vibrio cholerae is a reemerging pathogen that proliferates and is transported on marine particles. Patterns of cholera outbreaks correlate with sea surface temperature increases, but the underlying mechanisms for rapid proliferation of V. cholerae during ocean warming events have yet to be fully elucidated. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that autochthonous marine bacteria impede the spread of V. cholerae in the marine environment. It was found that some marine bacteria are capable of inhibiting the growth of V. cholerae on surfaces and that …