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Conversion Of Traditional Observation-Based Botany Labs To Investigative Inquiry Learning, Hajara Mahmood

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

“Tell me and I forget, show me and I remember, involve me and I understand.” - Chinese Proverb. Involvement in learning implies possessing skills and attitudes that permit students to seek resolutions to questions and issues while constructing new knowledge.

Low enrollment in Plant Biology and Diversity and upper level plant science courses has been noticed at Western Kentucky University. In addition, graduating students performed below the national average on the senior assessment examination in the area of botany content knowledge offered by WKU’s Biology Department. This may be due to the fact that observation-based botany has been taught in …

Population Structure Of Limenitis Butterflies In Hickman, Kentucky, Mollie Johnson

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Two species of Limenitis butterflies occur along the Mississippi River at Hickman, Kentucky: the viceroy, L. archippus, and the red-spotted purple, L. arthemis astyanax. Limenitis archippus occurs at a frequency that is 10-30 times more abundant than its congener, L. arthemis astyanax. Interspecific matings between L. archippus and L. arthemis astyanax are very rare in the wild and give rise to a hybrid form Limenitis archippus X L. arthemis astyanax form rubidus. Only 7 heterospecific pairings between the parental species and 72 "rubidus" individuals have been documented in the wild in all of North America. Of these documented cases, 2 …

Diversity And Morphological Variation In Formicidae In Three Strata Of The Monteverde Cloud Forest, August 2008, Peter A. Larson

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

This study examines the arboreal presence of ants. Comparisons of diversity at three forest strata, canopy, mid-level, and forest floor were analyzed. Measurements were also made of leg length to body length and compared across the strata. The hypothesis is that arboreal ants will have a higher leg to body ratio. Finally a representation of each ant species, except three under-represented species was dropped from the canopy to test for the ability to “glide”. Conclusive results showed that ant diversity is greatest at the mid-stratum (H’ = 1.82). The remaining two strata, canopy and floor, showed similar diversity values (H’ …

Structure Of A Signal Transduction Regulator, Rack1, From Arabidopsis Thaliana, Hemayet Ullah

Department of Biology Faculty Publications

The receptor for activated C-kinase 1 (RACK1) is a highly conserved WD40 repeat scaffold protein found in a wide range of eukaryotic species from Chlamydymonas to plants and humans. In tissues of higher mammals, RACK1 is ubiquitously expressed and has been implicated in diverse signaling pathways involving neuropathology, cellular stress, protein translation, and developmental processes. RACK1 has established itself as a scaffold protein through physical interaction with a myriad of signaling proteins ranging from kinases, phosphatases, ion channels, membrane receptors, G proteins, IP3 receptor, and with widely conserved structural proteins associated with the ribosome. In the plant Arabidopsis thaliana, RACK1A …

Peaks Island Star : August 2008, Vol. 28, Issue 8, Service Agencies Of The Island

Peaks Island Star, 2008

The Peaks Island Star is the newsletter of the island's service agencies and other community news.

Distinct Functions Of Autoreactive Memory And Effector Cd4+ T Cells In Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Wassim Elyaman, Pia Kivisäkk, Jay Reddy, Tanuja Chitnis, Khadir Raddassi, Jaime Imitola, Elizabeth Bradshaw, Vijay K. Kuchroo, Hideo Yagita, Mohamed H. Sayegh, Samia J. Khoury

Jay Reddy Publications

The persistence of human autoimmune diseases is thought to be mediated predominantly by memory T cells. We investigated the phenotype and migration of memory versus effector T cells in vivo in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). We found that memory CD4⁺ T cells up-regulated the activation marker CD44 as well as CXCR3 and ICOS, proliferated more and produced more interferon-γ and less interleukin-17 compared to effector T cells. Moreover, adoptive transfer of memory T cells into T cell receptor (TCR)αβ^-/- recipients induced more severe disease than did effector CD4⁺ T cells with marked central nervous system inflammation and …

Northeast Research And Extension Center Haskell Agricultural Laboratory Vip Tour

Haskell Agricultural Laboratory (Northeast Research and Extension Center)

Contents:
Welcome
Conservation Buffers: Conservation Buffers to Protect Water Quality by Dave Shelton
Crop Nutrition: Nitrogen Use Efficiency by Charles Shapiro
Water Resources: Surface Runoff by William Kranz
4-H Youth and CRD: Nebraska 4-H by Vickie L. Greve
Beef Cattle Research: Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) by Terry Mader
Integrated Weed Management: Flaming for Weed Control by Stevan Knezevic
Entomology: Comprehensive Insect Management by Tom Hunt
Makin’ Money Entrepreneurship Camp by Sandy Preston
Swine Research by Don Lewis
Extended Education: Extending Campus Resources in the District by Vicky Jones
Nebraska Forestry: Great Plains Tree and Forest Invasives Iniative by Steve …

University Of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension Connect, August

Connect (University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension)

Inside this issue:

pg. 3 Food biosecurity
pg. 5 Youth entrepreneurship
pg. 6 Range judging

What Are They Reading? News Selections By College Students, Jack Rosenberry

Media and Communication Faculty/Staff Publications

It has been well documented that college students and young adults are infrequent readers of newspapers. But when they do pick up a paper or surf to a news-oriented Web site, what draws their attention? An analysis of more than 1,500 article summaries prepared by college students over a two-month period shows a special interest in news items that the students feel closeness with or attachment toward, either geographically or psychographically.

Ard News August 2008

Agricultural Research Division: News and Annual Reports

Contents:

Comments from the Dean
Recognition of Junior Faculty for Excellence in Research
Shear-Miles Fellowship 2008 - 2009
Hardin Distinguished Graduate Fellowship 2008-2009
Al Moseman International Studies Fund 2008-2009
John and Louise Skala Fellowship 2008-2009
Widaman Trust Distinguished Graduate Assistant Award 2008-2009
New or Revised Projects May and June 2008
Proposals Submitted for Federal Grants May and June 2008
Grants and Contracts Received for May and June 2008

Safety Management Systems: How Useful Will The Faa National Wildlife Strike Database Be?, Sandra Wright, Richard Dolbeer

Bird Strike Committee-USA/Canada Joint Annual Meeting: 10th (2008)

The National Wildlife Strike Database for Civil Aviation in the USA became operational in 1995 with the initiation of data entry of all strike reports beginning in 1990. The database contains 82,057 reported strikes from 1990-2007 involving civil aircraft in the USA or USA carriers in foreign countries. About 9,800 of these strike reports have noted damage to the aircraft of which 2,700 indicated the damage was substantial. The database has proven to be a useful source of objective information on the extent and nature of wildlife strikes for personnel at individual airports and for researchers and regulatory agencies at …

Office Of Research -- Annual Report 2007-2008

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Table of Contents
ANNUAL REPORT 2007–2008 1
A Time to Think Boldly 1
Lake Mud Holds Climate Secrets 2
Of Grass and Sand – Lessons in Resilience 4
Web Tools Aid Drought Decisions 6
Partnering on Climate Research 7
New Home Furthers Virology Collaboration 8
Innovation Campus in the Works 10
Projects Aim to Ease Research Space Shortage 11
Quilt Center Expanding Its Reach in New Building 12
Genetics Project Melds Biology, Nanotechnology 14
Strengthening Plant Science Research 15
Tiny Tools, Big Potential 16
Omaha and Ponca Dictionary Going Digital 18
Historian Influencing Digital Research 19
Building Longer-Lasting Bridges 20 …

What's Happening: August, 2008, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Colombia, Ecuador Unable To Resolve Dispute Over Colombian Incursion, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.

Summer 2008, Nsu Oceanographic Center

Currents

No abstract provided.

Undergraduate Catalog - The School Year 2008-2010, Prairie View A&M University

Undergraduate Catalog

No abstract provided.

News From Hope College, Volume 40.1: August, 2008, Hope College

News from Hope College

No abstract provided.

A Longitudinal Investigation Of Literacy Achievement And Development In The First Three Years Of School, Marion Meiers

Monitoring Learning

This paper describes a longitudinal study of literacy development in the early years of schooling. Monitoring the development of children’s literacy learning in the early years of school poses challenges for educational researchers, including the need for appropriate strategies for identifying the full range of literacy knowledge and skills demonstrated by young learners. The seven-year national ACER Longitudinal Literacy and Numeracy Study (LLANS) followed the growth in literacy of a single cohort of students across the years of primary school (Meiers, Khoo et al, 2006). A key research question in this study was: “What is the nature of literacy development …

Uis Commission On Volcanic Caves Newsletter, No. 52, August 2008, Jan Paul G. Van Der Pas

Union Internationale de Spéléologie (UIS) Commission on Volcanic Caves

Contents: Mission Statement of the UIS Commission on Volcanic Caves -- New and/or changed mail addresses -- Announcement from AMCS -- Proceedings of three symposia in one book...! -- New Publication -- Publications and Articles -- Catalogue of cavities from the Canary Islands with more than 1000m -- 10th International Symposium on Pseudokarst Gorizia - Italy - 29April/2May 2008 -- Abstract presented at the meeting of the Cordilleran and Rocky Mountain Sections of the Geological Society of America and associated societies. -- A note and a request by Bill Halliday

Contribution Of Dravyaguna To Herbal Materia Medica, Amritpal Singh

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

Dravyaguna is essentially compilation of ancient Indian medical knowledge. Dravyaguna has made significant contribution to the Herbal Materia Medica. The term ‘Herbal Materia Medica’ covers global medicinal plants and is not restricted to one or other traditional systems of medicine. Dravyaguna coupled with ‘Reverse Pharmacology’ can act as powerful tool for discovering cost-effective and potent medicines.

Chronic Supplementary Dl-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate Stimulates Brain Accelerated Aging: S100b, Rage And Microglia., Lynn Ann Mcgoey

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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The Impact Of Environmental Injustice, Mary Geralyn Schollhamer

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Reengineering The Substrate Specificity Of Src Family Kinases, Shalini Singh

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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State Of Nature: The Animal As Object And Ancestor In Political Thought, Christopher La Barbera

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Construction And Characterization Of Codon-Pair Bias Customized Poliovirus, John Robert Coleman

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Extending Commingling Analysis To Exponenetial Distribution And Its Genetic Applications, Jung Yeon Lee

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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A Shape Mapping Framework For Graphics And Visual Computing, Xin Li

Stony Brook Theses and Dissertations Collection, 2006-2020 (closed to submissions)

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Exploratory Study Of Gold Nanoshell As A Therapeutic Thermal Ablation Agent For Cancer Treatment Using Laboratory And Animal Tissue Phantoms, Yajuvendra Rathore

Bioengineering Theses - Archive

Prostate cancer is the most common male cancer in the United States and the second leading cause of male death from cancer. Surgical removal of the prostate is associated with high risks of surgical complications and consequences such as incontinence and sexual dysfunction. In my study, I have investigated a nanoparticle-assisted photothermal therapeutic method that may be used for treatment of prostate cancer in the future. This method is minimally-invasive and uses gold nano-shells as hyperthermia agents to treat localized necrosis of cancer cells. I have conducted a feasibility study for a new class of NIR absorbing nanoparticles called Gold …

Study Of Normobaric Hyperoxia Effects During Focal Hypoxia-Ischemic Injury In Mice Using Optical Spectroscopy Measurements, Shereen Mohideen

Bioengineering Theses - Archive

Optical spectroscopy has seen tremendous growth and development in recent years and has been extensively used to characterize the optical properties of biological tissues. The purpose of this study is to investigate the values of oxygen saturation and concentration of hemoglobin in mice with focal hypoxic ischemia after being recovered in normobaric hyperoxia. Mice at five different age levels were used for this purpose, in order to see the effects of hyperoxia at different developmental stages of the brain; ischemia was induced in them by ligating their right carotid artery and subjecting them to hypoxic (8% oxygen) environment for half …

Ideological Influence On Higher Education : Progressivism Versus Conservatism., Anthony W. Robinson 1972-

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a historical analysis of the role the federal government has had in the in development student aid funding in the modern public four-year higher education system. It begins with a historical overview of the rise of progressivism as a significant animator of the federal government in the twentieth century. It focuses on the creation of the Pell Grant and Stafford Loan student aid vehicles and the effect that had on the creation of the modern middle-class. It then provides a discussion of the political and cultural backlash that was created by the ascendency of conservatism in the …