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On New Characters Of The Eggs Of Embioptera With The Description Of A New Species Of Saussurembia (Anisembiidae), Janice Edgerly-Rooks, Claudia Szumik, Chanel Mccreedy

Biology

Nine egg characters for eleven species of Embioptera are described for the first time. Egg variability indicates its potential use in taxonomy. Here, we analyse the correlation of this variability with the ordinal classification. In addition, a new species of Saussurembia (Anisembiidae) from Trinidad is described, including classical traits in the systematics of Embioptera (adult male and female), as well as general features of the egg and maternal behaviour.

Effect Of Structure And Stereochemistry On Cytotoxicity Of Ruthenium Polypyridyl Complexes, Arthi Krishnan

Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses - Archive

Efforts to develop novel non-platinum, metal-based antitumor drugs have been pursued by many groups and ruthenium complexes have drawn a lot of attention as prospective transition metal-based antineoplastic agents. Recently, it was discovered that complex [(phen)2Ru(tatpp)Ru(phen)2]+4 shows biological activity both in vitro and in vivo. Expanding on this area of research, in depth cytotoxicity studies in human lung cancer cells and healthy cells were carried out in five different ruthenium(II) polypyridyl complexes as racemic mixtures and also their enantiopure forms. This study was carried out by performing MTT-cytotoxicity assays on non small cell lung cancer cells (NSCLC), H358 - Human …

Engineering@Nebraska - Spring 2007

Engineering@Nebraska (Alumni Magazine)

Table of Contents:

From the Dean
Letters
Faculty Profile—Longtime Professor is a Student Again: Electrical engineering professor Khalid Sayood is taking science courses to learn how to use his expertise in data patterns for biomedical purposes.
Front and Center
A Little Luck, A Lot of Work: Three alumni share what it’s like to run their own companies.
COVER STORY: Rebuilding New Orleans: Construction faculty and students from Omaha are helping the Esplanade Ridge neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina.
Magic in the Making: Lance Pérez’s wireless sensor network could make it possible for more people to live independently after an accident …

Graduate Connections- April 2007

Graduate Connections: A Newsletter for UNL Graduate Students

In This Issue:

Click on links to navigate the newsletter

Professional Development.........1

NSF Fellowship Workshop

Fall Campus-wide Workshops for Teaching Assistants

Fostering Academic Integrity

Teaching Tip................................2

What’s in YOUR Syllabus?

Calendar......................................4

Workshops & Events

Degree Deadlines

Announcements..........................4

Institute for International Teaching Assistants

Social Security Number Policy

Syllabus Policy

Navigating Graduate School.....6

After the First Year – Now What?

Research News...........................8

UNL Research Fair

Funding Opportunities...............8

Interactions...............................10

Notes from the GSA

Readers’ Corner........................10

Taking Back the Classroom

The Current Regulatory Environment Of Urban Coyote Control - A Private Wco Perspective, Claude Oleyar

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

Social, political, and legal considerations have contributed to an unfavorable regulatory environment for lethal control of urban coyotes (Canis latrans). I analyze and break adown that environment from a Wildlife Control Operator (WCO) perspective. Currently 3 significant factors frame the issue but a 4th could be emerging. First, our hands are tied: I use the situation in Colorado to illustrate the point. Compounding factors include the need for a paradigm shift in how rules are derived, the lag-time factor in agency response to issues, and the tendency toward bureaucracy/over-regulation. Second, human dimensions rule: I critique the downside of …

A Broad Perspective On Current And Future Research On Urban Coyotes, John A. Shivik, Kathleen A. Fagerstone

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

A change in wildlife management appears to be occurring. Previous efforts needed to be focused on producing more game species or endangered animals; now, however, tools and training must resolve issues of overabundance and conflict with predators, especially species such as coyotes (Canis latrans) in urban areas. Urban conflicts with coyotes may be growing because of urban development of land and human intrusion, but alteration of habitats that attract coyotes is also a likely factor. Research that will describe basic coyote biology in urban areas will be needed, but managers will also need applied research and development of …

Urban Coyotes: A States’ Perspective, Scott Smith

Wildlife Damage Management Conference Proceedings

The author summarizes the information presented and discussed during the Urban Coyote Symposium from a state wildlife agency’s perspective. He notes the need to consider such management challenges not only from a biological, but also from a human dimensions perspective.

Uni Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2007, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Schedule of Classes

A listing and schedule of the courses being taught as well as policies and procedures concerning attending classes at the University of Northern Iowa.

Psychology Discipline Assessment Report 2006/2007, Psychology Discipline

Assessment of Student Learning Reports

No abstract provided.

Code-Level Modeling Of The Hodgkin -Huxley Neuron Model Using An Open Source Version Of Spice, Anthony Stuart Carver

Doctoral Dissertations

There have been numerous studies presented in the literature demonstrating proof of principle neural-electronic circuitry. Some of these studies involve simulations of neural detection using synthetic electronic circuitry, while others involve simulations of neural excitation using external electronics. A common feature of these studies is the simplicity of the overall circuit topology. Some of these studies implement the circuit equations in conventional numerical ordinary differential equation solvers. This process involves the algebraic manipulation of the circuit equations which is a tedious process for all but the simplest circuit topologies. As the overall complexity of the network topology increases, the numerical …

Growth And Behavior Of Chondrocytes On Nano Engineered Surfaces And Construction Of Micropatterned Co-Culture Platforms Using Layer-By-Layer Platforms Using Layer -By -Layer Assembly Lift-Off Method, Jameel Shaik

Doctoral Dissertations

Several approaches such as self-assembled monolayers and layer-by-layer assembled multilayer films are being used as tools to study the interactions of cells with biomaterials in vitro. In this study, the layer-by-layer assembly approach was used to create monolayer, bilayer, trilayer, five, ten and twenty-bilayer beds of eleven different biomaterials. The various biomaterials used were poly(styrene-sulfonate), fibronectin, poly-L-lysine, poly-D-lysine, laminin, bovine serum albumin, chondroitin sulfate, poly(ethyleneimine), polyethylene glycol amine, collagen and poly(dimethyldiallyl-ammonium chloride) with unmodified tissue-culture polystyrene as standard control. Three different cell lines—primary bovine articular chondrocytes, and two secondary cell lines, human chondrosarcoma cells and canine chondrocytes were used in …

Senegalese Family Values And Sos Village D’ Enfants, Shauna Davidson

Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection

My research studies the concept of family in Senegalese culture by examining family values and their place within families in an orphanage setting. I studied two orphanages in Senegal both run by the international organization SOS Village d’Enfants, one in Dakar and one in Kaolack. I spent a week in each orphanage doing participant observation and conducting interviews with the mothers of the homes in the orphanage. I also conducted other interviews to find out how the orphanage is run and to better understand the concept of family in Senegal from a religious perspective. I found out the importance of …

Cave Talk, April 2007, Susan Berdeaux

Cave Talk

Contents: Message from the President -- NCA Insurance Renewal Time -- NCA Convention 2007 -- What the NCA Is All About – our Purpose -- New Products Update -- Events -- Fax Line Reinstated -- 2007 Directories -- New Vice-Chair on Electronic Communications Committee -- Alpha Radiation Update from Steve Thompson, NCA VP -- NCA Business Survey: Travis Wuest -- New Advertising -- Texas Cavern Protection Act -- “Don't Mess with Texas” -- Arrivals -- OAAA News -- Guest Survey Info -- Howe Caverns Update -- Treasurer's Report -- ISCA Mobilizes -- Ruby Falls Welcomes New President -- Losses -- …

Iowa Academy Of Science: The New Bulletin, V03n2, Spring 2007, Iowa Academy Of Science

New Bulletin

Inside This Issue:

--Message from the Executive Director

--Election Information

--Financial Statement

--IJAS Represented at American Junior Academy of Science

--Expedition Iowa Update

--Gifts Received 2006

--Schutte Receives National Biology Teaching Award

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter, Spring 2007, University Of Northern Iowa. Tallgrass Prairie Center.

Tallgrass Prairie Center Newsletter

Inside This Issue:

-- Meet the Tallgrass Prairie Center...a (very) brief history!
-- Native Plant Workshops at the Tallgrass Prairie Center
-- Prairie Research
-- Two Ecological Restoration Internships New This Summer
-- New Initiatives in Native Foundation Seed Development
-- Fifty-Two Iowa Counties Pick up Prairie Grass and Wildflower Seed
-- Congratulations to Graduating Employees

Newscope - Spring 2007

Newscope

No abstract provided.

New Directions In Dementia Care At Home, Tracey Vause-Earland, E. Adel Herge, Catherine Verrier Piersol, Laura N. Gitlin, Janice Burke

Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Research Papers

No abstract provided.

Impact-Induced Damage Characterization Of Composite Plates Using Neural Networks, Steve Eugene Watkins, Farhad Akhavan, Rohit Dua, K. Chandrashekhara, Donald C. Wunsch

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Impact-induced damage in fiber-reinforced laminated composite plates is characterized. An instrumented impact tower was used to carry out low-velocity impacts on thirteen clamped glass/epoxy composite plates. A range of impact energies was experimentally investigated by progressively varying impactor masses (holding the impact height constant) and varying impact heights (holding the impactor mass constant). The in-plane strain profiles as measured by polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) piezoelectric sensors are shown to indicate damage initiation and to correlate to impact energy. Plate damage included matrix cracking, fiber breakage, and delamination. Electronic shearography validated the existence of the impact damage and demonstrated an actual damage …

Schiavo And Contemporary Myths About Dying, Rebecca Dresser

University of Miami Law Review

No abstract provided.

Speleo Spiel, No. 359, March-April 2007, Alan Jackson

Speleo Spiel

Contents: Regular Bits -- Trip Reports -- Other Exiting Stuff

2006-2007 Yearbook, Morehead State University

Morehead State Yearbooks

2006-2007 yearbook of Morehead State University.

Volume 2006-2007 - Issue 2 - Spring, 2006-2007, Echoes Staff

Rose Echoes

No abstract provided.

Neurosurgery, Shahzad Shamim

Pakistan Journal of Neurological Sciences (PJNS)

No abstract provided.

Main Hall To Main Street, April 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

Main Hall to Main Street, 2005-2010

This is volume 13, number 4 of Main Hall to Main Street.

Uah Alumni News, Spring 2007, University Of Alabama In Huntsville

UAH Alumni News

No abstract provided.

Focus, Bob Evancho (Editor)

FOCUS on Boise State

In both size and stature, Boise State has come a long way from its days as a small church-run junior college to its current role as Idaho’s largest university. In this issue, the first of two special editions of FOCUS celebrating Boise State’s 75th anniversary, we look at the university’s buildings and the memories they hold for faculty, staff, students and alumni. Cover design by Drew Roberts.

Judicial Deference To Agency Interpretations: The Ups And Downs Of The Chevron Doctrine, Roderick E. Watson

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Significant Flaws: Why The Rapanos Guidance Misinterprets The Law, Fails To Protect Waters, And Provides Little Certainty, James Murphy, Stephen M. Johnson

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Total Maximum Daily Loads V. Nonpoint Source Pollution & (And) The South Carolina Administrative Procedures Act, Brandon Cooper

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Simsbury-Avon Preservation Society, Llc V. Metacon Gun Club: The Difficult Task Of Applying The Supreme Court's Rapanos Analysis, Larkin B. Ellzey

Southeastern Environmental Law Journal

No abstract provided.