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Ke Alakai, Vol. 79, No. 03 (2007-09-26), Brigham Young University Hawaii

Ke Alaka'i

No abstract provided.

Central Florida Future, Vol. 39 No. 118, September 26, 2007

Central Florida Future

Making the choice; Student killed in double homicide; Shaky degree programs at risk to be cut; Jena Six ignites talks on campus.

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 8, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community

Event Program: Center For Global Health And Medical Diplomacy: Caring Community Conference, Center For Global Health And Medical Diplomacy

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: September 26, 2007, Eastern Illinois University

September

No abstract provided.

The Daily Gamecock, Wednesday, September 26, 2007, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

September

No abstract provided.

The Bg News September 26, 2007, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 26, 2007. Volume 98-Issue 28.

In Vivo Construction Of Recombinant Molecules Within The Caenorhabditis Elegans Germ Line Using Short Regions Of Terminal Homology, Benedict J. Kemp, Julia Hatzold, Laura A. Sternick, Joshua Cornman-Homonoff, Jessica M. Whitaker, Pamela J. Tieu, Eric J. Lambie

Dartmouth Scholarship

Homologous recombination provides a means for the in vivoconstruction of recombinant DNA molecules that may be problematic to assemble in vitro . We have investigated the efficiency of recombination within the Caenorhabditis elegans germ line as a function of the length of homology between recombining molecules. Our findings indicate that recombination can occur between molecules that share only 10 bp of terminal homology, and that 25 bp is sufficient to mediate relatively high levels of recombination. Recombination occurs with lower efficiency when the location of the homologous segment is subterminal or internal. As in yeast, recombination can also be …

The Eastern Echo, September 26, 2007, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

The Spinnaker Vol. 31 No. 8, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

student newspaper for the UNF community

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• GSU Offers Text Messaging Alert System
• News
• Classifieds
• Sports

Vol. 58, No. 3, September 25, 2007, University Of Michigan Law School

Res Gestae

•Rear Admiral Houck '85 Speaks at Law School •Don't be a Slave to the Curve •Elections to be Held for LSSS 1L Reps and Junior Board of Governors Rep •An Open Letter from BLSA •Six Tips to Contributing to a Cleaner Environment •Environmental Law at UM •Save Yourself •The Grade Curves •Bar Night Pics •Between the Briefs •Primus Enters The Pantheon

Forecasting Weekly Electricity Prices At Nord Pool, Hipolit Torro

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

This paper analyses the forecasting power of weekly futures prices at Nord Pool. The forecasting power of futures prices is compared to an ARIMAX model of the spot price. The time series model contains lagged external variables such as: temperature, precipitation, reservoir levels and the basis (futures price less the spot price); and generally reflects the typical seasonal patterns in weekly spot prices. Results show that the time series model forecasts significantly beat futures prices when using the Diebold and Mariano (1995) test. Furthermore, the average forecasting error of futures prices reveals that they are significantly above the settlement spot …

Sustainability And Optimality In Economic Development: Theoretical Insights And Policy Prospects, Y. Hossein Farzin

Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei Working Papers

This paper takes sustainability to be a matter of intergenerational welfare equality and examines whether an optimal development path can also be sustainable. It argues that the general “zero-net-aggregate-investment” condition for an optimal development path to be sustainable in the sense of the maximin criterion of intergenerational justice is too demanding to be practical, especially in the context of developing countries. The maximin criterion of sustainability may be more appealing to the rich advanced industrial countries, but is too costly and ethically unreasonable for developing nations as it would act as an intergenerational “poverty equalizer”. The paper suggests that a …

Kung Fu Masters Coming To The Pac For Powerful Performance Oct. 11, Public Affairs Office

Press Releases

No abstract provided.

The Murray Ledger And Times, September 25, 2007, The Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 7 (Sept. 25, 2007), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

The Hilltop 9-25-2007, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

Wireless, In Vivo Neural Recording Using A Custom Integrated Bioamplifier And The Pico System, David Cheney, Aik Goh, Jie Xu, Karl Gugel, John G. Harris, Justin C. Sanchez, Jose C. Principe

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

This paper describes a wireless system for sampling multiple channels of neural activity based on a low-power, custom 80dB-gain integrated bio amplifier, Texas Instrument's MSP430 microprocessors, and Nordic Semiconductor's ultra-low power, high bandwidth RF transmitter/receivers. The system's features are presented as well as results of spike potentials from a live subject. © 2007 IEEE.

The New Hampshire, Vol. 97 [98], No. 6 (Sept. 25, 2007), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 97, but it is the 98th volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

Livestock And Vegetation Responses To Rotational Grazing In Short-Grass Steppe, Justin D. Derner, Richard H. Hart

Western North American Naturalist

There is a paucity of information concerning livestock and vegetation responses to rotational grazing in short-grass steppe. We compared effects between 1995 and 2003 of time-controlled, short-duration rotational grazing against season-long continuous grazing, at a moderate stocking rate (1.95 ha · animal unit month⁻¹), on livestock gains and on foliar and basal cover in short-grass steppe. Livestock average daily gains, grazing-season gains, and beef production did not differ between grazing systems. We observed no relationship between precipitation (annual or growing-season) and average daily gain. In contrast, both grazing-season gains and beef production exhibited a significant curvilinear response to …

Desert Rodents Reduce Seedling Recruitment Of Salsola Paulsenii, William S. Longland

Western North American Naturalist

Heteromyid rodents in the deserts of North America have been shown to harvest large quantities of seeds of both native and introduced plants from soil seed banks, but rarely has the impact of this seed removal been demonstrated experimentally. I used a series of fenced plots (some of which excluded rodents) to demonstrate that heteromyids at a western Nevada study site can measurably reduce seed banks and subsequent seedling establishment of Salsola paulsenii, an introduced invasive weed that has become a significant problem over much of the desert Southwest. The frequency of S. paulsenii seedlings in both 2004 and …

Seasonality And Fidelity In Roost Use Of The Mexican Free-Tailed Bat, Tadarida Brasiliensis, In An Urban Setting, Jeffrey A. Scales, Kenneth T. Wilkins

Western North American Naturalist

We studied 7 urban roosts occupied by Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in downtown Waco, Texas, from August 2001 to September 2002. We examined frequency of roost use, colony sizes, and roost fidelity in relation to gender. Use of roosts and colony sizes were highest in the fall and lowest in the winter, but fluctuated widely during the study. These roosts were not used by maternity colonies, and patterns of occupancy suggested that they served as stopover sites during migratory seasons. Individual bats exhibited high fidelity to discrete roosts included in the study. However, the bats commonly left …

The Influence Of Fallen Tree Timing On Spruce Beetle Brood Production, Elizabeth G. Hebertson, Michael J. Jenkins

Western North American Naturalist

This study compared brood production of the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis Kirby [Coleoptera: Curculionidae, Scolytinae]) in downed host material felled during summer and spring seasons on the Wasatch Plateau in south central Utah. Thirty-three matched pairs of Engelmann spruce (Picea engelmannii Parry ex Engelm.) trees were selected for study in spring 1996. One tree of each pair was cut during August 1996 (summer-felled), and the other tree was cut in early April 1997 (spring-felled), so that trees would be colonized by spruce beetles of the same flight period. Brood adults were collected and counted from bark samples, which …

Independent- Sep. 25, 2007, Duncan Macnab

The Independent (1988-present)

No abstract provided.

09-25-07 (The Liberty Champion, Volume 25, Issue 4)

2007 -- 2008

No abstract provided.

Roadside Foraging By Kangaroo Rats In A Grazed Short-Grass Prairie Landscape, Paul Stapp, Mark D. Lindquist

Western North American Naturalist

We used live-trapping and foraging experiments to describe use of roadside vegetation by kangaroo rats (Dipodomys ordii) in short-grass prairie in Colorado, and to determine whether this species' perception of predation risk differed between roadside habitats, where predators were expected to be most active, and locations 120 m into adjacent grazed pastures. Giving-up densities (GUDs) were measured in paired seed trays placed beneath saltbush (Atriplex canescens) shrubs and in the open, 3 m from shrubs along transects in roadside and pasture locations. Trials were conducted on nights with a partial (1st-quarter), full, and new moon to …

Changes In Kit Fox–Coyote–Prey Relationships In The Great Basin Desert, Utah, Wendy M. Arjo, Eric M. Gese, Tim J. Bennett, Adam J. Kozlowski

Western North American Naturalist

Variation in kit fox (Vulpes macrotis) population parameters can be influenced by vegetative cover and the distribution and abundance of other predator and prey species. Dramatic changes to Great Basin Desert habitats, which can potentially impact mammalian species, have occurred in some areas in Utah. We examined kit fox demographics and prey populations from 1999 to 2001 on Dugway Proving Ground (DPG), a U.S. Army facility in Utah, and compared some parameters to historical levels (1956–1958, 1966–1969). Adult survival rates were fairly consistent between 1999 and 2000 and between 1999 and 2001; however, survival was greater in 2001 …

Present Effects Of Past Wildfires On The Diets Of Stream Fish, Peter Koetsier, Quenton Tuckett, Joshua White

Western North American Naturalist

We investigated present indirect effects from a decade-old burn on the diets of stream fish. Based on soil instability and burn patterns from a 12–14-year-old wildfire complex, we separated 9 streams into 3 conditions: unburned, burned, and burned/scoured (i.e., experiencing a massive scour event 1 year post-burn). In the streams, we measured light levels and water temperatures, and we estimated fish density and biomass. We removed the digestive tracts from 9–15 rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from each stream and used a gravimetric procedure to analyze gut contents. Canopy cover development may dictate the composition of dietary items. Greater …

The New Mexico Whiptail, Cnemidophorus Neomexicanus (Squamata: Teiidae), In The Great Basin Of North Central Utah, George V. Oliver, John W. Wright

Western North American Naturalist

We report the discovery of established populations of Cnemidophorus neomexicanus in the Salt Lake City area. These are the 1st records of this species in Utah and in the Great Basin and are far from all other known populations of the species. We conclude that C. neomexicanus was introduced in the Salt Lake City area, perhaps within the last 30 years.