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Natural History Of A Retreat-Building Midge, Pagastia Partica, In A Regulated Reach Of The Upper Colorado River, Jeremy B. Monroe, N. Leroy Poff, Richard A. Thorp Nov 2005

Natural History Of A Retreat-Building Midge, Pagastia Partica, In A Regulated Reach Of The Upper Colorado River, Jeremy B. Monroe, N. Leroy Poff, Richard A. Thorp

Western North American Naturalist

The retreat-building midge Pagastia prob. partica (Roback) is an abundant and conspicuous member of the benthic community of the upper Colorado River. We investigated the ecology and behavior of P. partica in this regulated stream using both qualitative observations and quantitative surveys. Our studies revealed that P. partica foraged primarily by grazing algae from their retreats and adjacent surfaces and exhibited territorial behavior toward other P. partica larvae. Pagastia partica were widely distributed among streambed surfaces but preferred those with higher biomasses of periphyton and swifter currents. The retreats of P. partica were composed largely of silk and colonized algae …

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Morphology And Taxonomy Of Klamath Basin Suckers (Catostomidae), Douglas F. Markle, Martin R. Cavalluzzi, David C. Simon Nov 2005

Morphology And Taxonomy Of Klamath Basin Suckers (Catostomidae), Douglas F. Markle, Martin R. Cavalluzzi, David C. Simon

Western North American Naturalist

We examined morphology of 4 sucker species (Catostomidae) from Klamath and Rogue River basins, Oregon and California. Different pairs of these species have been suspected of hybridizing, and field biologists have experienced difficulty identifying individuals in some areas. The suite of morphological characters used for initial identification was poorly supported by other morphometric characters but well supported by meristic characters, especially when analyses were restricted geographically. In some species sexual dimorphism was evident, with males having longer pectoral fins and females having longer pre-anal counts and measurements. Each species showed geographic differentiation, either between the Lost River subbasin and other …

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Full Issue, Vol. 65 No. 4 Nov 2005

Full Issue, Vol. 65 No. 4

Western North American Naturalist

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Piezoresistive Sensing Of Bistable Micro Mechansim State, Jeffrey K. Anderson Nov 2005

Piezoresistive Sensing Of Bistable Micro Mechansim State, Jeffrey K. Anderson

Theses and Dissertations

The objective of this work is to demonstrate the feasibility of on-chip sensing of bistable mechanism state using the piezoresistive properties of polysilicon, thus eliminating the need for electrical contacts. Changes in position are detected by observing changes in resistance across the mechanism. Sensing the state of bistable mechanisms is critical in their various applications. The research in this thesis advances the modeling techniques of MEMS devices which use piezoresistivity for position sensing. A fully compliant bistable micro mechanism was designed, fabricated, and tested to demonstrate the feasibility of this sensing technique. Testing results from two fabrication processes, Fairchild's SUMMiT …

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2005 - Faculty Recital, Neiu Music Department Nov 2005

2005 - Faculty Recital, Neiu Music Department

Music Department Performance Programs

Faculty Recital, Rose Sperrazza, Robin Koelsch, Christie Vohs, Clarinet, Phyllis Hurt, Soprano, Jane Kenas-Heller, Constance Speake, Piano, Brian Torosian, GuitarMikhail Yanovitsky, Piano

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2005 - Repertory Dance Ensemble, Neiu Music Department Nov 2005

2005 - Repertory Dance Ensemble, Neiu Music Department

Music Department Performance Programs

Repertory Dance Ensemble, Works In Progress, James Morrow, Artistic Director, Venetia Stifler, Dame Libby Komaiko, Anna Zimowska, Jill Bisluk, Raphaelle Ziemba

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A Novel Cysteine-Rich Domain Of Sep15 Mediates The Interaction With Udp-Glucose:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase, Vyacheslav M. Labunskyy, Andrew D. Ferguson, Dmitri E. Fomenko, Yogarany Chelliah, Dolph L. Hatfield, Vadim N. Gladyshev Nov 2005

A Novel Cysteine-Rich Domain Of Sep15 Mediates The Interaction With Udp-Glucose:Glycoprotein Glucosyltransferase, Vyacheslav M. Labunskyy, Andrew D. Ferguson, Dmitri E. Fomenko, Yogarany Chelliah, Dolph L. Hatfield, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Vadim Gladyshev Publications

Selenium is an essential trace element with potent cancer prevention activity in mammals. The 15-kDa selenoprotein (Sep15) has been implicated in the chemopreventive effect of dietary selenium. Although the precise function of Sep15 remains elusive, Sep15 copurifies with UDP-glucose:glycoprotein glucosyltransferase (GT), an essential regulator of quality control mechanisms within the endoplasmic reticulum. Recent studies identified two GT and two Sep15 homologues in mammals. We characterize interactions between these protein families in this report. Sep15 and GT form a tight 1:1 complex, and these interactions are conserved between mammals and fruit flies. In mammalian cells, Sep15 co-immunoprecipitates with both GT isozymes. …

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The Tree-Thinking Challenge, David A. Baum, Stacey Dewitt Smith, Samuel S.S. Donovan Nov 2005

The Tree-Thinking Challenge, David A. Baum, Stacey Dewitt Smith, Samuel S.S. Donovan

School of Biological Sciences: Faculty Publications

The preferred interpretation of a phylogenetic tree is as a depiction of lines of descent. That is, trees communicate the evolutionary relationships among elements, such as genes or species, that connect a sample of branch tips. Under this interpretation, the nodes (branching points) on a tree are taken to correspond to actual biological entities that existed in the past: ancestral populations or ancestral genes. However, tree diagrams are also used in many nonevolutionary contexts, which can cause confusion. For example, trees can depict the clustering of genes on the basis of their expression profiles from microarrays, or the clustering of …

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Increased Demand For Wool Apparel In Western European Markets: Effect On Australian Wool Auctions, Nazrul Islam, John Stanton, Emma Kopke Nov 2005

Increased Demand For Wool Apparel In Western European Markets: Effect On Australian Wool Auctions, Nazrul Islam, John Stanton, Emma Kopke

Agriculture reports

The need for marketing activities in retail markets for wool apparel is a current and reoccurring industry debate. This paper reports on the impact of these activities, as a change of demand for pure wool apparels at retail, on the price and quantity of raw wool cleared through Australian wool auctions. The analysis uses a world wool trade model developed by the Department of Agriculture Western Australian and the University of Western Australia which tracks global flows of wool and wool products from production to retail in 10 regional markets. The impact of demand is presented for selected wool garments …

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Illinois State University Madrigal Festival, November 11, 2005, Dr. James Major Nov 2005

Illinois State University Madrigal Festival, November 11, 2005, Dr. James Major

School of Music Programs

Center for the Performing Arts
November 11, 2005

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Iwu Professor's Book Offers New Understanding Of The Gospel Of Thomas, Ann Aubry Nov 2005

Iwu Professor's Book Offers New Understanding Of The Gospel Of Thomas, Ann Aubry

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Iwu Wind Ensemble And Symphonic Winds To Perform, Meg Dubuque Nov 2005

Iwu Wind Ensemble And Symphonic Winds To Perform, Meg Dubuque

News and Events (Discontinued Series)

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Weed Control And Soil Amendment Effects On Restoration Plantings In An Oregon Grassland, Russell T. Huddleston, Truman P. Young Nov 2005

Weed Control And Soil Amendment Effects On Restoration Plantings In An Oregon Grassland, Russell T. Huddleston, Truman P. Young

Western North American Naturalist

The restoration of perennial grasslands in western North America often depends on effective weed control. We took advantage of a grassland restoration site on the Nature Conservancy's Agate Desert Preserve in southern Oregon (TNC 1997), where 3 sites had been previously burned, mowed, or both. At these sites we carried out a series of controlled, replicated experiments designed to test the effectiveness of 3 weed control measures: (1) sawdust, (2) glyphosate herbicide, and (3) herbicide plus an alfalfa mulch. All plots were seeded with a mix of 3 native perennial grasses. The soils of the 3 areas differing in previous …

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Index [And Table Of Contents To] Volume 65 Nov 2005

Index [And Table Of Contents To] Volume 65

Western North American Naturalist

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The Eastern Echo, November 11, 2005, Eastern Michigan University Nov 2005

The Eastern Echo, November 11, 2005, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

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Tax Planning For Troubled Real Estate - Focus On The Solvent Taxpayer, Susan T. Edlavitch Nov 2005

Tax Planning For Troubled Real Estate - Focus On The Solvent Taxpayer, Susan T. Edlavitch

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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Capturing Capital Gain While Staying In The Deal (Slides), Thomas P. Rohman, Richard M. Lipton Nov 2005

Capturing Capital Gain While Staying In The Deal (Slides), Thomas P. Rohman, Richard M. Lipton

William & Mary Annual Tax Conference

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The Moxee City (Washington) Mammoth: Morphostratigraphic, Taphonomic, And Taxonomic Considerations, Karl Lillquist, Steve Lundblad, Bax R. Barton Nov 2005

The Moxee City (Washington) Mammoth: Morphostratigraphic, Taphonomic, And Taxonomic Considerations, Karl Lillquist, Steve Lundblad, Bax R. Barton

Western North American Naturalist

A nearly complete, but highly fractured, proboscidean tusk was unearthed during parking lot construction near Moxee City in central Washington in May 2001. Schreger angle analysis revealed that the tusk was from a mammoth. AMS radiocarbon dating of the tusk established that the mammoth died 14,570 14C yr BP. The age, combined with the biogeography of proboscidean finds in the Pacific Northwest, suggests the tusk is from a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi). The condition of the tusk and its association with basalt and crystalline erratics suggest that a locally derived tusk was swept up in the advancing …

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Great Basin Summer Range Forage Quality: Do Plants Nutrients Meet Elk Requirements?, Jeffrey L. Beck, James M. Peek Nov 2005

Great Basin Summer Range Forage Quality: Do Plants Nutrients Meet Elk Requirements?, Jeffrey L. Beck, James M. Peek

Western North American Naturalist

Understanding the relative ability of forages to meet the needs of prime-age females, the productive component of elk (Cervus elaphus) populations, is necessary to decipher reasons for declines and potential for population growth. Information on forage nutrient dynamics for elk on Great Basin summer–fall ranges is lacking. Our primary objectives were to estimate nutrient levels in common elk forage species in northeastern Nevada at 3 time periods and evaluate whether nutrient levels met good requirements for lactating cow elk at time periods across summers. We compared crude protein, digestible energy, and macromineral levels in 2 forbs, 6 grasses, …

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Systematic Relationships Of Pityopus Californicus Inferred From Large Ribosomal Subunit (26s) Rrna Gene Sequences, Ray Neyland Nov 2005

Systematic Relationships Of Pityopus Californicus Inferred From Large Ribosomal Subunit (26s) Rrna Gene Sequences, Ray Neyland

Western North American Naturalist

Pityopus californicus is a rare mycoheterotrophic herb that occurs in coniferous and mixed forests of western North America. Previous authors have speculated that Pityopus californicus is not a true species but is a recurring hybrid. The reputed parental candidates of P. californicus include the closely related Pleuricospora fimbriolata, Hemitomes congestum, and Monotropa hypopithys. However, a phylogenetic analysis of large ribosomal subunit (26S) rRNA gene sequences suggests that Pityopus californicus is sister to Monotropa hypopithys and not a recurring hybrid.

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Habitat Use Patterns Within The Home Range Of Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus Idahoensis) In Southeastern Idaho, Laura T. Heady, John W. Laundré Nov 2005

Habitat Use Patterns Within The Home Range Of Pygmy Rabbits (Brachylagus Idahoensis) In Southeastern Idaho, Laura T. Heady, John W. Laundré

Western North American Naturalist

Pygmy rabbits (Brachylagus idahoensis) are a small sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) obligate lagomorph found within the Great Basin of northwestern United States. Because of its reliance on sagebrush, this species is thought to be experiencing a major range reduction as a result of loss of sagebrush habitat. To aid in conservation of this species, we need to better understand its use of the sagebrush environment. We estimated summer home range use patterns by relocating 5 radio-collared pygmy rabbits (3 females and 2 males) over a 24-hour cycle. We then compared soil texture, shrub density, height, and canopy …

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2005-2006 Performance Forum - November 11, 2005, Brandie Phillips, Tao Lin, Veselin Bozhilov, Yang Shen, Ciprian Stancioi, Brad Tatum, Wellington Santos, Tiffany Richardson, Raquel Da Silva Nov 2005

2005-2006 Performance Forum - November 11, 2005, Brandie Phillips, Tao Lin, Veselin Bozhilov, Yang Shen, Ciprian Stancioi, Brad Tatum, Wellington Santos, Tiffany Richardson, Raquel Da Silva

Performance Forum

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November 11, 2005, The Daily Mississippian Nov 2005

November 11, 2005, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Parental Ethnotheories Of Child Development: Looking Beyond Independence And Individualism In American Belief Systems, Carolyn P. Edwards, Lisa Knoche, Vibeke Aukrust, Asiye Kumru, Misuk Kim Nov 2005

Parental Ethnotheories Of Child Development: Looking Beyond Independence And Individualism In American Belief Systems, Carolyn P. Edwards, Lisa Knoche, Vibeke Aukrust, Asiye Kumru, Misuk Kim

Department of Child, Youth, and Family Studies: Faculty Publications

Over the past several decades, the topic of child development in a cultural context has received a great deal of theoretical and empirical investigation. Investigators from the fields of indigenous and cultural psychology have argued that childhood is socially and historically constructed, rather than a universal process with a standard sequence of developmental stages or descriptions. As a result, many psychologists have become doubtful that any stage theory of cognitive or socialemotional development can be found to be valid for all times and places. In placing more theoretical emphasis on contextual processes, they define culture as a complex system of …

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Kathie Riggs Wiggins Nov 2005

Kathie Riggs Wiggins

African American Funeral Programs

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Modélisation De L'Exposition Au Monoxyde De Carbone, Andrea Scarino, Robert Tardif Nov 2005

Modélisation De L'Exposition Au Monoxyde De Carbone, Andrea Scarino, Robert Tardif

Rapports de recherche scientifique

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Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue Nov 2005

Download The Pdf Of The Full Issue

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Events And Opportunities Nov 2005

Events And Opportunities

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Motorcycle Helmets Are Good Medicine, Douglas Mcgee Nov 2005

Motorcycle Helmets Are Good Medicine, Douglas Mcgee

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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Montreal Gp Successfully Challenges Canada's Ban On Parallel Private Healthcare Insurance, David Woods Nov 2005

Montreal Gp Successfully Challenges Canada's Ban On Parallel Private Healthcare Insurance, David Woods

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

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