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The Hilltop 3-15-2007, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

The Yosemite Butterflies: Color Plates, Kenneth E. Davenport, Norbet G. Kondla, Charles Grisham, Howard Grisham

The Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey

This compilation of butterfly illustrations for the Yosemite region is intended primarily as a supplement to the text publication on Yosemite butterflies (Davenport, 2004, and Davenport, 2007, 2nd edition). Taxonomic interpretations and names follow these documents. Common names and authors of the scientific names are given in the text publication. This color plates publication also functions as a stand-alone document for naturalists and lepidopterists with need for reference illustrations only.

Butterflies were selected from Ken Davenport’s private collection to illustrate most species and subspecies for the Yosemite region. If good quality specimens were available from within the region, we often …

Retaining Experienced, Qualified Teachers: The Principal’S Role, Jean M. Haar

The Rural Educator

One process for retaining experienced, qualified teachers is to provide them with opportunities to grow professionally (Blasé & Blasé, 2001). The intent of this paper is to provide information about meeting the needs of experienced, qualified rural teachers, especially in the area of professional development. A story line of one rural science teacher’s journey with professional development opportunities and experiences is shared. Her principal’s role is also described. Also included is a comparison between the teacher’s experiences and research about professional development. The paper concludes with recommendations for those involved in rural schools, especially in administrative positions will be shared. …

Ecology Of Culturable Organisms At Rozel Point, Great Salt Lake, Utah, Emily Sarah Haws

Theses and Dissertations

The study of organisms from extreme environments is an emerging field of research with applications to multiple scientific areas. One of these extreme environments is Great Salt Lake (GSL), whose microbiology has yet to be extensively studied. This dynamic and unique environment offers an excellent opportunity to increase understanding of hypersaline ecology. Cultivation of microorganisms remains an important part of ecology research, as it is essential for understanding microbial physiology. We report here the culturing and characterization of isolates from Rozel Point, located on the northeastern shore of Great Salt Lake. This site was chosen because of the presence of …

Leaks In The Pipeline: Why Do Women Remain Curiously Absent From The Ranks Of Academia?, Mary Anne Holmes

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

Family issues can cause women to abandon academia at every rung of the career ladder. Policy-makers have addressed some ways to get more women on to the lower rungs of the ladder. But solutions at the higher steps—tenure and beyond—are proving a little more difficult.

Vista: March 15, 2007, University Of San Diego

USD Vista (1965-)

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Laser-Induced Transient Grating Analysis Of Dynamics Of Interaction Between Sensory Rhodopsin Ii D75n And The Htrii Transducer, Keiichi Inoue, Jun Sasaki, John L Spudich, Masahide Terazima

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

The interaction between sensory rhodopsin II (SRII) and its transducer HtrII was studied by the time-resolved laser-induced transient grating method using the D75N mutant of SRII, which exhibits minimal visible light absorption changes during its photocycle, but mediates normal phototaxis responses. Flash-induced transient absorption spectra of transducer-free D75N and D75N joined to 120 amino-acid residues of the N-terminal part of the SRII transducer protein HtrII (DeltaHtrII) showed only one spectrally distinct K-like intermediate in their photocycles, but the transient grating method resolved four intermediates (K(1)-K(4)) distinct in their volumes. D75N bound to HtrII exhibited one additional slower kinetic species, which …

Multivariate Reconstruction Of Missing Data In Sea Surface Temperature, Chlorophyll, And Wind Satellite Fields, Aida Alvera-Azcarate, Alexander Barth, J. M. Beckers, Robert H. Weisberg

Marine Science Faculty Publications

An empirical orthogonal function–based technique called Data Interpolating Empirical Orthogonal Functions (DINEOF) is used in a multivariate approach to reconstruct missing data. Sea surface temperature (SST), chlorophyll a concentration, and QuikSCAT winds are used to assess the benefit of a multivariate reconstruction. In particular, the combination of SST plus chlorophyll, SST plus lagged SST plus chlorophyll, and SST plus lagged winds have been studied. To assess the quality of the reconstructions, the reconstructed SST and winds have been compared to in situ data. The combination of SST plus chlorophyll, as well as SST plus lagged SST plus chlorophyll, significantly improves …

Oceanic Interfaces: Investigations Of Biogeochemical Changes Across Nutriclines And Frontal Boundaries, Lori R. Adornato

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Biogeochemical changes across oceanic interfaces, and method development to study such changes, are described in this work. The interfaces studied include the Subtropical Front in the Pacific Ocean and the boundary at the base of the euphotic zone. Both interfaces are characterized by accumulations of phytoplankton, although the forcing functions that result in increased biomass are distinctly different.

The Subtropical Front, located at approximately 30°N in the Pacific Ocean, was detected during a cruise in the summer of 2002 by its diagnostic 34.8 salinity outcrop, in spite of the absence of its associated temperature signature. The front displayed elevated concentrations …

University Of Montana Events Monday, March 19, Through Monday, March 26, 2007, University Of Montana--Missoula. Office Of University Relations

University of Montana News Releases, 1928, 1956-present

No abstract provided.

March 14, 2007 Cal Poly Report, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Alyson Shotz: Topologies, Jane Simon

Galleries at Peeler Exhibition & Program Publications

Alyson Shotz: Topologies has been organized by the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art and the Richard E. Peeler Art Center, DePauw University. March 14 – April 15, 2007. Jane Simon, Curator of Exhibitions, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

The Anchor, Volume 120.19: March 14, 2007, Hope College

The Anchor: 2007

The Anchor began in 1887 and was first issued weekly in 1914. Covering national and campus news alike, Hope College’s student-run newspaper has grown over the years to encompass over two-dozen editors, reporters, and staff. For much of The Anchor's history, the latest issue was distributed across campus each Wednesday throughout the academic school year (with few exceptions). In recent years The Anchor moved to monthly print issues and a more frequently updated website. The Anchor is now published in print twice per academic semester. Occasionally, the volume and/or issue numbering is irregular.

Teaching Outbreak Preparedness In The Emergency Medicine Clerkship: An Innovative Approach, Larissa S. May

E-Learning Modules

Clinicians should be competent at contagious disease outbreak detection and management. Given the threat of emerging infectious diseases and biowarfare, there is a need to develop instructional methods on these topics. We have created a case-based exercise addressing sentinel case recognition, reporting, and containment. The workshop, conducted for medical students during their emergency medicine clerkship, incorporates the core competencies of systems-based practice, practice-based learning, and patient care. The workshop is held in a hospital conference room with the availability of internet, telephone, and other resources, simulating "real life." A hypothetical case of Ebola presenting to an emergency department is outlined. …

Chevron Cancels Plan To Build Facility Off Baja California Coast, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.

Ghrelin Effects On The Circadian System Of Mice, Paola C. Yannielli, Penny C. Molyneux, Mary E. Harrington, Diego A. Golombek

Psychology: Faculty Publications

The orexigenic peptide ghrelin stimulates both food intake and growth hormone release and is synthesized in the stomach and in hypothalamic areas involved in feeding control. The suprachiasmatic nuclei of the hypothalamus (SCN) control most circadian rhythms, although there is evidence that some oscillators, such as food-entrainable oscillators, can drive activity rhythms even after SCN ablation. Ghrelin levels exhibit a circadian rhythm and closely follow feeding schedules, making this peptide a putative candidate for food-related entraining signals. We examined the response of the SCN to ghrelin treatments in vitro, by means of electrophysiological and bioluminescence recordings, and in vivo, by …

Growth And Yield Of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum Glaucum L.R. Br.) As Influenced By Downey Mildew And Smut Diseases In Kabuga Area Of Kano State, Nigeria, O. T. Mustapha, Y. Mustapha

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

The performance of four Pearl millet varieties comprising three improved varieties and one local variety was investigated in terms of their yield and response to natural infestation of Downy mildew (DM) and smut diseases. Data on yield parameters, disease score and weather were collected over the two year period of the investigation. The investigation revealed the existence of inherent differences among the four varieties tested and the influence of biotic and abiotic factors on some of the yield parameters. The variety ICMN IS 88224 was found to be the most susceptible to DM and smut disease while two improved varieties …

The Spinnaker Vol. 30 No. 26, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

The Missouri Miner, March 14, 2007

The Missouri Miner Newspaper

No abstract provided.

The Effects Of Western Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium Campylopodum) On Radial Growth Of Ponderosa Pine (Pinus Ponderosa) In Managed Stands In Eastern Oregon, Sharon Marie Stanton

Dissertations and Theses

Dwarf mistletoes (Arceuthobium spp.) are native flowering plants that parasitize a range of conifer species throughout western North America. Dwarf mistletoes are considered destructive forest pathogens, but recent research indicates that mistletoes play a key role in structuring plant communities by increasing structural diversity and providing wildlife habitat. The primary objective of my research is to quantify the structural and functional differences between infected and uninfected forest communities.

I investigated the effects of mistletoe (Arceuthobium campylopodum ) on host community dynamics and the interaction between mistletoe infection and fire in old-growth ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) forests. …

Parameter Importance Of An Analytical Model For Transport In The Vadose Zone, Tanner Hans Bushnell

Theses and Dissertations

The American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM) has established a three tier risk-based corrective action (RBCA) program for cleaning up petroleum release sites, which is supported by the Environmental Protection Agency. RBCA programs make the cleanup of spill sites more efficient by requiring additional site information only when a more accurate risk assessment is needed. For spill sites that do not pass the first tier general assessment, a Tier 2 evaluation involving site specific information and screening level models to assess the potential risk must be conducted. Screening level models generally require site specific input parameters. To increase efficiency …

A High-Resolution Microscopic Electrical Impedance Imaging Modality: Scanning Impedance Imaging, Hongze Liu

Theses and Dissertations

Electrical impedance imaging is an imaging technique which has the capability of revealing the spatial distribution of the electrical impedance inside biological tissues. Classical electrical impedance imaging including Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) typically has low resolution. Advances in electrical impedance imaging typically involve methods that either increase image resolution or image contrast. This study investigates the possibility of the resolution improvement for electrical impedance imaging using motion, and presents a novel high-resolution and calibrated impedance imaging method called Scanning electrical Impedance Imaging (SII). SII uses an electrical probe held at a known voltage and scanned over a thin sample immersed …

Factors Associated With Adherence To Anti-Hypertensive Treatment In Pakistan, Saman K. Hashmi, Maria B. Afridi, Kanza Abbas, Rubina A. Sajwani, Danish Saleheen, Philippe M. Frossard, Mohammad Ishaq, Aisha Ambreen, Usman Ahmad

Medical College Documents

Objectives: Poor adherence is one of the biggest obstacles in therapeutic control of high blood pressure. The objectives of this study were (i) to measure adherence to antihypertensive therapy in a representative sample of the hypertensive Pakistani population and (ii) to investigate the factors associated with adherence in the studied population.
Methods and results: A cross-sectional study was conducted on a simple random sample of 460 patients at the Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) and National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, from September 2005-May 2006. Adherence was assessed using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS), with scores ranging from 0 …

Formation Of Single Crystalline Zno Nanotubes Without Catalysts And Templates, Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kayastha, Ilia Ivanov, David Geohegan, Yoke Khin Yap

Department of Physics Publications

Oxide and nitride nanotubes have gained attention for their large surface areas, wide energy band gaps, and hydrophilic natures for various innovative applications. These nanotubeswere either grown by templates or multistep processes with uncontrollable crystallinity. Here the authors show that single crystal ZnO nanotubes can be directly grown on planar substrates without using catalysts and templates. These results are guided by the theory of nucleation and the vapor-solid crystal growth mechanism, which is applicable for transforming other nanowires or nanorods into nanotubular structures.

Agenda March 13, 2007

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Minutes March 13, 2007

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Tissue Material And Process For Bioprosthesis, Dan T. Simionescu, Narendra Vyavahare

Clemson Patents

A biomaterial useful for bioprostheses such as bioprosthetic heart valves is provided in which the fixed tissue has improved elastic properties. The high elastin-containing biomaterial is further characterized by having anisotropic properties wherein the biological material has a greater stiffness in one direction and a greater elasticity in a cross direction. For instance, the biological material has an elastin content of about 30% by weight. In one embodiment, the biological material is vena cava tissue.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 031, Number 30, March 13, 2007, Grand Valley State University

2006-2007, Volume 31

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.

Das V. Unum Life Ins Co

2007 Decisions

USDC for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

The Bates Student - Volume 136 Number 16 - March 13, 2007, Bates College

The Bates Student

No abstract provided.