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Movement And Distribution Of Juvenile Bull Sharks, Carcharhinus Leucas, In Response To Water Quality And Quantity Modifications In A Florida Nursery, Lori A. Ortega

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Movement, distribution, and habitat use of juvenile bull sharks were examined in two studies using manual and passive acoustic telemetry. Research was conducted in the Caloosahatchee River, which serves as nursery habitat for this species, and is highly impacted due to anthropogenic alterations in water quality and quantity via dams and locks. Manual tracking yielded fine-scale results for eight individuals on home range size, rate of movement, swimming depth, linearity, direction of travel, tidal influence, diel pattern, as well as correlation with environmental variables. Changes in salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, and pH played a role on the distribution of …

“Smole Trifeles“: The Itinerant In British North America, David Michael Davisson

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The earliest attempt to form a confederation among the British colonies in North America occurred with the creation New England confederation in 1643. For the next one hundred thirty-four years various attempts would be made to organize British America colonies into a confederacy. "Smole Trifeles": The Itinerant in British America moves beyond traditional histories which analyze how the social and political elite worked to bring the colonies together. This work focuses on the peddlers, the hawkers, petty chapmen, and the itinerant preachers who roamed the primitive roads and highways of early America. These wanderers knit together a nation and helped …

Parametric, Non-Parametric And Statistical Modeling Of Stony Coral Reef Data, Armando Hoare

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Like coral reefs worldwide, the Florida Reef Tract has dramatically declined within the past two decades. Monitoring of 40 sites throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary has undertaken a multiple-parameter approach to assess spatial and temporal changes in the status of the ecosystem. The objectives of the present study consist of the following:

In chapter one, we review past coral reef studies; emphasis is placed on recent studies on the stony corals of reefs in the lower Florida Keys. We also review the economic impact of coral reefs on the state of Florida. In chapter two, we identify the …

Interview No. 1399, Rodolfo Balderrama

Combined Interviews

Rodolfo Balderrama had some ranches in Satevó Chihuahua, México. He heard of the Bracero Program from a few ranch hands who had worked in the program. Coupled with curiosity and poverty, Rodolfo decided to try the program for himself. He experienced the lengthy entrance portion of the Bracero Program where his hands were closely examined for callouses, nicks and cuts; signs that proved he worked on a ranch/farm. Rodolfo was given x-rays to determine if he had tuberculosis and was searched in his head for lice. He traveled to many cities around the United States while working for the Bracero …

“Pleasant Episodes” Of Gastronomy: Food And Drink In F. Scott Fitzgerald’S The Beautiful And Damned, Melissa Faith Dullaghan

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This thesis explores the motif of gastronomy in Fitzgerald's critically undertreated second novel, The Beautiful and Damned. Within the discussion of the leisure class, Fitzgerald scholars often focus on Jay Gatsby's parties, but they seem to neglect Anthony Patch and company's fancy for food and drink in Ivy League supper clubs of Manhattan, vaudeville theaters, and houses of languor in Upstate New York. Building upon George J. Searles's article "The Symbolic Function of Food and Eating in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned," this thesis examines the meaning of Fitzgerald's pervasive "prandial allusions" and character psychology with …

Commonwealth Times 2008-04-07

Commonwealth Times, 1969-

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, April 7, 2008, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 130, Issue 36

Mustang Daily, April 7, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

The Daily Egyptian, April 07, 2008, Daily Egyptian Staff

April 2008

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Agenda, April 7, 2008, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Commencement
• Honorary Degree and Awards Committee Report
• Academic Integrity Policy
• Criminal Background Checks
• Relocation Assistance Policy
• FDDE Business Code 405.7.2 Proposal
• PRPC Annual Report
• EPC Report
• Faculty Evaluation Committee Report and Course Evaluation Form
• Committee on Committees
• Election of Senate President Elect
• Nominations and Election for Committee on Committees Vacancies
• Announcement of Senator Interest Form

April 7, 2008

The Gavel Gazette

No abstract provided.

Micro-Autoradiographic Fusion Tomography, James Merker

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Two-dimensional (2-D) micro-autoradiography is typically used to identify the location of a radio-labeled ligand bound to a cellular target in tissue sections. Data, such as a histological image, combined with the autoradiographic data provide a spatial relationship of the radiolabel to cellular structures. However, the disadvantage of 2-D imaging is that it only provides a local distribution of the radiolabel within a tissue slice, and not a volumetric regional distribution in the structure of interest. The development of 3-D autoradiographic/histological visualizations would provide important information not otherwise apparent, such as the ability to visualize the distribution of the labeled agents …

Impact Of West Nile Virus On The Natural History Of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus In Florida, Christy L. Ottendorfer

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The emergence of West Nile virus (WNV) has raised important questions about the capacity of the public health infrastructure to implement surveillance and control programs for WNV and other emerging or re-emerging arboviruses in the United States. Florida's mild climate supports year round enzootic transmission of WNV, St. Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV), and Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus (EEEV). It is unknown what effect the establishment of WNV (in 2001) will have on SLEV transmission in Florida, where these closely related flaviviruses share amplifying hosts, habitats, and vectors.

An Arbovirus Isolation Network was formed to obtain and characterize arbovirus strains collected …

The Role Of Rala And Ralb In Cancer, Samuel C. Falsetti

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Ras genes are frequently mutated in human cancers and present compelling targets for therapeutic intervention. While previous attempts to directly inhibit oncogenic Ras function have largely been unsuccessful use of targeted agents to inhibit the three primary oncogenic pathways activated by mutated Ras: RalGEF-Ral, PI3K-Akt and Raf- MEK-Erk, is an area of intense investigation. Here, we describe the ability of a novel pharmacological inhibitor of geranylgeranyltransferase I, GGTI-2417, to inhibit Ral prenylation and localization. We further used a Ral rescue system to selectively preserve RalA and RalB function and localization during GGTI-2417 treatment and determine the precise roles for inhibition …

The Free Press Vol. 39, No. 19, 04-07-2008, Sarah Trent

Free Press, The

24 ‘weather events’ later - USM’s Board of Visitors gives report on university’s future - Louraine’s ‘One Blue Pearl’ - Beyond the clash of civilizations - Alternative Spring Break with Habitat for Humanity - Volunteer closer to home - Ben Taylor takes SGA election by a landslide - Measuring the ‘green’ - Riding the Freedom Bus - Perspectives - Breaking Tradition: Donning my red hat (and gloves) - Letters to the Editor - From the Right: Don't believe the hype around Democrats - Now where are the laws? - Arts & Entertainment - Fans save Anime Boston 2008 - An …

The Bg News April 7, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 7, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 134.

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, April 6, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2008

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, April 6, 2008, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2008

No abstract provided.

Time For Optimism: A Cure For Huntington's Could Be Near, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

The Essentials Of Financial Planning For College Graduates, Amy E. Williams

Senior Honors Theses

As graduation day approaches, many college students look forward to a time of independence when they can pursue their lifelong dreams and passions. Due to a lack of knowledge about personal finance, young adults are inadequately prepared to manage their money after they graduate from college. These individuals usually make many detrimental mistakes until they finally learn how to make good financial decisions; however, most never master this art. If college graduates have the correct knowledge and motivation for getting control of their finances, they can achieve financial security by making wise decisions from the start. College students need to …

African Children's Choir, Center For Performing Arts

Center for Performing Arts Memorabilia

Playbill insert for the April 5, 2008 performance by The African Children's Choir in Journey of Hope.

Mustang Daily, April 4, 2008

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

2008 Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Book, Academic Center For Enrichment

Undergraduate Research Symposium Abstract Books

Abstract book from the 2008 UMM Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) which celebrates student scholarly achievement and creative activities.

Matthew Ryan Law & Public Policy Forum: 2008, Bill Frelick, Mark Schnellbaecher, Kristele Younes, James Foley

Law Forums

No abstract provided.

Reporter - April 4th 2008, Rit Reporter Staff

University Publications

No abstract provided.

Flyer News, Vol. 55, No. 36 (April 4, 2008), University Of Dayton

Flyer News

Student-run newspaper of the University of Dayton

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, Oh), 2008-04-04, Wooster Voice Editors

The Voice: 2001-2011

This edition of the Wooster Voice was published April 4 of 2008 and it is eight pages long. Contracting companies have been surveying Beall Ave to propose bids to the college for the 'beautification'. The College of Wooster Art Museum is featuring the works of studio art faculty and the museum preparator Doug McGlumphy. Hunger and Homelessness week is sponsored by Peace by Peace from March 31 to April 5. The South Asia Committee is hosting South Asia Week which started on April 1. An exhibit titled "The Anne Frank Story" is featured on the art wall in Lowry. Athletic …

2008 Little International Agricultural Exposition Catalog, Little International Agricultural Exposition South Dakota State University

Little International "Little I" Agricultural Exposition Catalogs

No abstract provided.

The Bg News April 4, 2008, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. April 4, 2008. Volume 98-Issue 133.

44th Invitational Choral Festival, Clovis East High School, Carlmont High School Treble Clef, St. Agnes/Strake Jesuit Mixed Chorus, San Clemente High School Vocal Arts, Carlmont High School Chamber Singers, Porterville High School, Fullerton College, Long Beach City College, University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Chapman University Choir

Printed Performance Programs (PDF Format)

No abstract provided.