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University Of Nebraska- Lincoln: Fact Book 2005-2006

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Administration: Reports, Papers, Publications, and Presentations

Fact Book 2005-2006 Table of Contents

General Information

Role and Mission Statement.............................

Institutional & Professional Accreditations .....................................................7

UNL Organizational Chart............................................................................9

Student Credit Hours

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Fall & Spring Semester, by College, 5 Year Trend...........................10

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Fall, by College, 5 Year Trend................................11

UNL Student Credit Hours Total Spring, By College, 5 Year Trend................................12

Summer Sessions Student Credit Hours..........................................................13

Retention, Degrees and Majors

UNL Student Retention & Graduation Rate Analysis............................................14

Total Degrees conferred by UNL Fiscal Year, 10 Year Trend.......................................15

Degrees Conferred by College, Type & Number.............................................................16

Types of Degrees Currently Offered at UNL...............................................................17

Academic …

Genes Expressed In Response To Prrsv, Derek Petry, Rodger K. Johnson, Joan Lunney

Nebraska Swine Reports

Gene maps of livestock are rapidly being developed and have led to an explosion of knowledge in recent years about genes affecting economic traits. One potential application of this information that would have major economic value is in selection of livestock for resistance to disease. Even though much has been learned about Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSV) since it was first identified, PRRSV continues to cause significant economic losses in many herds. Traditional approaches to manage PRRSV can be effective, but may be costly and have not always resulted in permanent control. This is a disease for which …

Freezing Swine Embryos: Do Success Rates Differ Between Breeds?, Marcelo Montagner, Paulo B. D. Gonçalves, Ginger Mills, Ronald K. Christenson, Brett R. White

Nebraska Swine Reports

Successful freezing, or cryopreservation, of embryos could greatly impact the pork industry, serving as a tool for conservation of valuable germplasm and enhancing biosecurity for transfer of genetic material. Pig embryos are very sensitive to cooling and few reports have shown successful developmental rates following freezing. The objectives of this study were to determine the efficiency of freezing pig embryos using a microdroplet vitrification method and to investigate in vitro development of embryos from Chinese Meishan and occidental white crossbred females following cryopreservation at different stages of embryonic development. Preliminary studies using the microdroplet vitrification method for cryopreservation and embryo …

Regulation Of Pituitary Gene Expression In Lines Of Swine With Different Ovulation Rates, Benjamin Bass, Rebecca Cederberg, Ginger Mills, Brett R. White

Nebraska Swine Reports

Litter size plays a major role in the economics of pork production. Even modest increases in average litter size can have considerable effects on overall profitability. Two major components of litter size – ovulation rate and embryonic survival – have been used in a selection index project ongoing for several generations at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL). Additionally, the Chinese Meishan breed is one of the most prolific breeds, producing four to five more pigs per litter than white crossbred females. We investigated the role of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor and gonadotropin subunit genes in determination of ovulation rate …

Assessing Heterodera Glycines-Resistant And Susceptible Cultivar Yield Response, P. A. Donald, P. E. Pierson, S. K. St. Martin, P. R. Sellers, G. R. Noel, A. E. Macguidwin, J. Faghihi, V. R. Ferris, C. R. Grau, D. J. Jardine, H, Melakeberhan, T. L. Niblack, W. C. Stienstra, G. L. Tylka, T. A. Wheeler, D. S. Wysong

Department of Plant Pathology: Faculty Publications

The soybean cyst nematode Heterodera glycines (SCN) is of major economic importance and widely distributed throughout soybean production regions of the United States where different maturity groups with the same sources of SCN resistance are grown. The objective of this study was to assess SCN-resistant and -susceptible soybean yield responses in infested soils across the northcentral region. In 1994 and 1995, eight SCN-resistant and eight SCN-susceptible public soybean cultivars representing maturity groups (MG) I to IV were planted in 63 fields, either infested or noninfested, in 10 states in the north-central United States. Soil samples were taken to determine initial …

Wildlife And Invertebrate Response To Fuel Reduction Treatments In Dry Coniferous Forests Of The Western United States: A Synthesis, David S. Pilliod, Evelyn L. Bull, Jane L. Hayes, Barbara C. Wales

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

This document is part of the Fuels Planning: Science Synthesis and Integration Project, a pilot project initiated by the USDA Forest Service to respond to the need for tools and information useful for planning site-specific fuel (vegetation) treatment projects. The information addresses fuel and forest conditions of the dry inland forests of the Western United States: those dominated by ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, dry grand fir/white fir, and dry lodgepole pine potential vegetation types. Information was developed primarily for application at the stand level and is intended to be useful within this forest type regardless of ownership. Portions of the information …

Biology And Biological Control Of Leafy Surface, Rob Bourchier, Rich Hansen, Rodney Lym, Andrew Norton, Denise Olsen, Carol Bell Randall, Mark Schwarzlander, Luke Skinner

United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service / University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Faculty Publications

Leafy spurge (Euphorbia esula L.) is an exotic, deep-rooted, perennial weed native to Europe and Asia. It was first reported in the United States in Newbury, Massachusetts, in 1827, where it likely established from contaminated soil left from ship ballasts. This invasive weed quickly spread westward across North America, accelerated by multiple reintroductions from contaminated crop seed including oat (Avena fatua L.), smooth brome (Bromus inermis Leyss.) and alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) brought by European settlers. Leafy spurge is now abundant on the northern Great Plains of the United States and the prairie provinces of Canada, …

Effects Of Historical Climate Change, Habitat Connectivity, And Vicariance On Genetic Structure And Diversity Across The Range Of The Red Tree Vole (Phenacomys Longicaudus) In The Pacific Northwestern United States, Mark P. Miller, M. Renee Bellinger, Eric D. Forsman, Susan M. Haig

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Phylogeographical analyses conducted in the Pacific Northwestern United States have often revealed concordant patterns of genetic diversity among taxa. These studies demonstrate distinct North/South genetic discontinuities that have been attributed to Pleistocene glaciation. We examined phylogeographical patterns of red tree voles (Phenacomys longicaudus) in western Oregon by analysing mitochondrial control region sequences for 169 individuals from 18 areas across the species’ range. Cytochrome b sequences were also analysed from a subset of our samples to confirm the presence of major haplotype groups. Phylogenetic network analyses suggested the presence of two haplotype groups corresponding to northern and southern regions …

Diet Composition And Terrestrial Prey Selection Of The Laysan Teal On Laysan Island, Michelle H. Reynolds, John W. Slotterback, Jeffrey R. Walters

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

The Laysan teal (Anas laysanensis) is an endangered dabbling duck endemic to the Hawaiian Archipelago but currently restricted to a single breeding population on Laysan Island. We studied its diet using fecal analysis and behavioral observations. Laysan teal fecal samples (N=118) contained prey items in 15 primary prey categories with a mean of 2.9 (range 0-7) taxa per sample. Sixty-two of these fecal samples were quantified with 2,270 prey items identified (mean items per sample 37; range 0-205). Based on fecal analysis and behavioral observations, we learned that the Laysan teal is not strictly a macroinsectivore as previously …

Speciation And Quantitative Mapping Of Metal Species In Microbial Biofilms Using Scanning Transmission X-Ray Microscopy, James J. Dynes, Tolek Tyliszczak, Tohru Araki, John R. Lawrence, George D. W. Swerhone, Gary G. Leppard, Adam P. Hitchcock

United States Department of Energy: Publications

A scanning transmission X-ray microscope illuminated with synchrotron light was used to investigate the speciation and spatial distributions of metals in a microbial biofilm cultivated from river water. Metal 2p absorption edge signals were used to provide metal speciation (through shapes of the absorption spectra) and quantitative spatial distributions of the metal species. This paper presents sample data and describes methods for extracting quantitative maps of metal species from image sequences recorded in the region of the metal 2p edges. Comparisons were made with biochemical characterization of the same region using images recorded at the C 1s and O 1s …

Research Needs In Water Resources And Environment: A Panel Discussion, Otto J. Helweg, Joseph Orlins, Dale Bucks, Regan Murray, David Trueman, Raymond Walton

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Practicing engineers sometimes criticize researchers for answering questions that no one is asking, or at least for conducting research on questions of personal interest or in areas that funding agencies think are important. Although such research has a place in the overall picture of things, it is instructive to consider the practical issues that engineers in the field face. The fields of water resources and environment are very broad, and only a small number of research users could be included on the panel seated by the Education and Research Council at the 2004 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress. One …

Searching For A Place : Community As Resistance In Black Literatures / By Jon Matthew Saye, Jon Matthew Saye

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Central Effects Of Aminopeptidase-Resistant Analogs Of Ang Ii In The Rat, Ranjita J. Kokje

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

2006 Author Recognition Bibliography, Grand Valley State University Libraries

Author Recognition Archives

No abstract provided.

The "Authoritative Moment": Exploring The Boundaries Of Interpretation In The Recognition Of Queer Families, Kris Franklin

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Movement Overlooked, Margaret A. Mahoney

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Fifty-State Survey Of Medical Monitoring And The Approach The Minnesota Supreme Court Should Take When Confronted With The Issue, D. Scott Aberson

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Factors Regulating Walleye Early Survival And Cohort Strength In Eastern South Dakota Glacial Lakes, Richard D. Zweifel

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Walleye Sander vitreus is an important ecological component of glacial lake aquatic communities in eastern South Dakota, and the most popular sport fish in the region. Walleye populations in this region exhibit consistently poor or annually-variable reproductive success and are regularly stocked in an effort to maintain consistent recreational fisheries. However, current stocking programs are based on reproductive success from previous years rather than on expected reproductive success in the year which stocking occurs. Determination of walleye cohort strength at the larval life stage would provide a stocking prioritization system that would utilize the natural reproduction of in situ walleye …

On The Meaning Of The Term Progressive: A Philosophical Investigation, Jack Russell Weinstein

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

A Half-Hearted Invitation: Welcoming Sexual Harassment In Minnesota, Margaret Moore Jackson

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Nitrogen Use Efficiency In Cyperus Haspan, A Cγéâ Wetland Sedge, In A Six-Month Greenhouse Experiment At The University Of Mississippi Field Station, Alison Avery Faulkner

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Emotion Intensity, Emotion Regulation, And Emotion Knowledge In The Prediction Of Reactive And Proactive Aggression, Kimberly Lynn Parks

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Comparing Aster And Landsat 7 Etm+ For Change Detection, Taufique Hasan Mahmood

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Complex Human Behavior And Gender Categorization, Catherine H. Adams

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Clay And Organic Content On The Acoustic Behavior Of Sediment Saturated By Water Or Atrazine, Sireesha Gudipudi

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Debate: The Obviousness Requirement In The Patent Law, R. Polk Wagner, Katherine J. Strandburg

Faculty Articles

In this debate, Professor R. Polk Wagner, of Penn, and Professor Katherine J. Strandburg, of DePaul University College of Law, consider the merits (and demerits) of one doctrinal approach to the socalled "obviousness" requirement in patent law-the "teaching, suggestion, or motivation" (TSM) test. In Wagner's view, "even with its imperfections, the law and policy of the TSM analysis, done right, offers the best opportunity to bring predictability, transparency, and rigor to what is, at the end of the day, the enormously difficult task of quantifying what the patent law rewards as invention." For reasons she explains, Strandburg maintains that "the …

Law And The Science Of Networks: An Overview And An Application To The “Patent Explosion", Katherine J. Strandburg, Gábor Csárdi, Jan Tobochnik, Péter Érdi, László Zalányi

Faculty Articles

The article presents an overview on the evolution and structure of technical relationships between patents in the U.S. patent system. It argues that the legal scholars should engage on network science trend because it provides significant conceptual advances and analytical tools. It illustrates the application of a network approach to empirical data by identifying the result of a network science study of patent acknowledgement.

Children's Attorneys' Obligation To Turn To Parents To Assess Best Interests, Christine Gottlieb

Faculty Articles

Since the introduction of lawyers for children into child welfare proceedings, lawyers have struggled with how to determine their child clients' best interests. There has been widespread recognition that lawyers bring no particular expertise to such assessments. A sense of humility has led to calls to avoid imposing lawyers' subjective values on their clients. A desire for fairness has led to calls that like cases be treated alike. Sensitivity to the race, class, gender, and culture dynamics of today's child welfare system has led to awareness of the dangers of imposing our particular perspectives-however well intentioned-on clients. Yet while there …

Government Secrets, Constitutional Law, And Platforms For Judicial Intervention, Adam M. Samaha

Faculty Articles

American law has yet to reach a satisfying conclusion about public access to information on government operations. But recent events are prompting reconsideration of the status quo. As our current system is reassessed, three shortfalls in past debates should be overcome. The first involves ignorance of foreign systems. Other democracies grapple with information access problems, and their recent experiments are illuminating. Indeed they expose two additional domestic weaknesses. One is a line we have drawn within constitutional law. Courts and commentators tend to treat constitutional issues of public access separately from those of executive discretion to withhold information, but these …

Reflections On The Science And Law Of Structural Biology, Genomics, And Drug Development, Helen M. Berman, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Faculty Articles

The Patent Act is now over a half-century old, and many observers have become concerned that it is not responsive to the needs of emerging industries or to the changing landscape of science. In this Article, we look at this issue in the context of the life sciences and examine how patent doctrine has reacted as the fields of proteomics, genomics, and structural biology have advanced. We find many missteps along what we call the subject matter-inventiveness-scope-exemption trajectory. Patents now protect subject matter such as genes and proteins. These advances no longer represent particularly difficult scientific challenges. But because this …