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Aggressive Response Of Adult Bobolinks To Neck Ligatures On Nestlings, Lynn P. Little, Allan M. Strong, Noah G. Perlut

Environmental Studies Faculty Publications

We monitored provisioning behavior at 18 Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) nests during 240.5 min of videotape data from June to July 2006, and observed 64 nest visits by adults while nestlings were fitted with neck ligatures. Adults pecked or pulled at the ligatures, often aggressively, at 72% of nests (n = 18) and 52% of visits (n = 64). These behavioral responses by adults indicate the neck ligature technique is more invasive than previously believed. We documented no mortality as a result of ligature placement, but researchers should minimize the time that ligatures are in place to reduce stress …

Town Of Hanover, 2008 Annual Town Report., Hanover Town Representatives

Hanover, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

The Pic Protease Of Enteroaggregative Escherichia Coli Promotes Intestinal Colonization And Growth In The Presence Of Mucin, Susan M. Harrington, Jalaluddin Sheikh, Ian R. Henderson, Fernando Ruiz-Perez, Paul S. Cohen, James P. Nataro

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is increasingly being recognized as a cause of diarrheal disease in diverse populations. No small animal model is currently available to study this pathogen. We report here that conventional mice orally inoculated with prototype EAEC strain 042 generally became colonized, though the abundance of organisms cultured from their stool varied substantially among individual animals. In contrast, mice whose water contained 5 g/liter streptomycin consistently became colonized at high levels (ca. 10⁸ CFU/g of stool). Neither conventional nor streptomycin-treated mice developed clinical signs or histopathologic abnormalities. Using specific mutants in competition with the wild-type strain, we …

Novel Features Of The Polysaccharide-Digesting Gliding Bacterium Flavobacterium Johnsoniae As Revealed By Genome Sequence Analysis, Mark J. Mcbride, Gary Xie, Eric C. Martens, Alla Lapidus, Bernard Henrissat, Ryan G. Rhodes, Eugene Goltsman, Wei Wang, Jian Xu, David W. Hunnicutt, Andrew M. Staroscik, Timothy R. Hoover, Yi-Qiang Cheng, Jennifer L. Stein

Cell and Molecular Biology Faculty Publications

The 6.10-Mb genome sequence of the aerobic chitin-digesting gliding bacterium Flavobacterium johnsoniae (phylum Bacteroidetes) is presented. F. johnsoniae is a model organism for studies of bacteroidete gliding motility, gene regulation, and biochemistry. The mechanism of F. johnsoniae gliding is novel, and genome analysis confirms that it does not involve well-studied motility organelles, such as flagella or type IV pili. The motility machinery is composed of Gld proteins in the cell envelope that are thought to comprise the “motor” and SprB, which is thought to function as a cell surface adhesin that is propelled by the motor. Analysis of the …

Annual Financial Report Of The Town Officers Of Franconia, Nh For The Year Ending December 31, 2008., Franconia Town Representatives

Franconia, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Rockingham County, State Of New Hampshire, 2008 Annual Report Year Ending December 31, 2008., Rockingham County Representatives

Rockingham County, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a county in the state of New Hampshire.

Public History Newsletter Winter 2009, Public History Concentration

Public History Newsletter

A four page newsletter created by the Public History Concentration at Wright State University.

Purification And Characterization Of A Novel Salivary Antimicrobial Peptide From The Tick, Ixodes Scapularis, Sivakamasundari Pichu, José M.C. Ribeiro, Thomas N. Mather

Plant Sciences and Entomology Faculty Publications

A novel antimicrobial peptide was isolated from the saliva of the Lyme disease tick vector, Ixodes scapularis, henceforth designated as ISAMP (I. scapularis Antimicrobial Peptide). ISAMP was purified using a sequential method including ultra filtration, gel filtration and reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography. The purified peak had a molecular weight of 5.3 kDa by MALDI/TOF-MS and its amino acid sequence, determined by Edman degradation was PDxGxPxxVKAGRxPxxSI. A BLASTP search revealed that the protein is a putative 5.3 kDa secreted protein (AAM93656) from I. scapularis. The predicted protein is composed of 69 amino acids with no conserved …

Lee Lawrie, Courthouse Sculptor, Paul D. Nelson

Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Farcical Philology: Alexander Shewan's Homeric Games At An Ancient St. Andrews, Thomas E. Jenkins

Classical Studies Faculty Research

It is one of the many ironies of the term "philology" that what to the untrained ear may connote a dry and lifeless field of study was once the fightingest of fighting words; indeed, philology has been only recently retired as a field with an especial love for internecine warfare. "Love of literature," it seems, could spawn loathing of fellow literature-lovers, and as philology grew as a discipline and even academic profession, the stakes were high. Any examination of metaphilology, then, must include a glance at philology's discourses of error and detection, of correction and humiliation: philology- if dedicated to …

Admissibility Of E-Evidence In Minnesota: New Problems Or Evidence As Usual?, Keiko L. Sugisaka, David F. Herr

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Fragile Armistice: The Legal, Economic, And Policy Implications Of Trading In A Competitor's Stock, Karl T. Muth

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Southern Adventist University Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010, Southern Adventist University

Catalog, Undergraduate

Southern Adventist University's undergraduate catalog for the academic year 2009-2010.

242nd Annual Report Of The Selectmen And Other Town Officers Cornish, New Hampshire Year Ending December 31, 2008., Cornish Town Representatives

Cornish, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Town Of Derry Annual Report Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2009., Derry Town Representatives

Derry, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

How Do We Come To Know? Exploring Maple Syrup Production And Climate Change In Near North Ontario, Brenda Murphy, Annette Chrétien, Laura J. Brown

Geography

This paper reports on a pilot project exploring the impacts of climate change on maple syrup production in understudied near north, Ontario spaces. Maple syrup is produced by settler, Métis and First Nations communities for commercial distribution and as part of a mixed subsistence economy. The focus on maple syrup is opportune, since syrup production and sugar maple trees (Acer saccharum) are extremely susceptible to climate change and the biophysical and social impacts of climate change on maple syrup production in the near north of Ontario have yet to be understood. Given that the process of developing research …

City Of Portsmouth, New Hampshire Annual Report Fy 2009 July 1, 2008- June 30, 2009., Portsmouth Town Representatives

Portsmouth, NH Annual Reports

This is an annual report containing vital statistics for a town/city in the state of New Hampshire.

Freshman Record : The University Of Rhode Island, The Interfraternity/Panhellenic Councils

Freshman Record

No abstract provided.

Making A Brighter Future For Foster Youth In York County, Maine, Jennifer Boes

Children, Youth, & Families

The Network Approach and Its Emerging Role in Improving Opportunity for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care

Recalculated Diet And Daily Ration Of The Shortfin Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), With A Focus On Quantifying Predation On Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix) In The Northwest Atlantic Ocean, Anthony D. Wood, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Francis Juanes, Nancy E. Kohler, Cheryl Wilga

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

The diet and daily ration of the shortfin mako (Isurus oxyrinchus) in the northwest Atlantic were re-examined to determine whether fluctuations in prey abundance and availability are ref lected in these two biological variables. During the summers of 2001 and 2002, stomach content data were collected from fishing tournaments along the northeast coast of the United States. These data were quantified by using four diet indices and were compared to index calculations from historical diet data collected from 1972 through 1983. Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix) were the predominant prey in the 1972–83 and 2001–02 diets, accounting for …

Population Size And Survivorship For Juvenile Lemon Sharks (Negaprion Brevirostris) On Their Nursery Grounds At A Marine Protected Area In Brazil, Renato Hajenius Aché De Freitas, Ricardo S. Rosa, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Samuel H. Gruber

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Sharks face a number of obstacles for surviving their first several years of life and many species occupy nursery areas. Although estimates of survival, particularly for young age classes, are essential for assessing, monitoring and effectively managing animal populations, there have been relatively few calculations of survival within shark populations and even fewer estimates based on direct methods for sharks on their nursery grounds. We used tag-recapture methods to estimate the population size and survival of juvenile lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) on their nursery grounds at Atol das Rocas, a marine protected area in Brazil. Sharks were sampled …

Sustainable Trail Management: A Transdisciplinary Approach, Sinead O'Connor-Gotra

Theses, Doctoral

The research reported has created a holistic model for sustainable trail management that is broader than the quantitative assessment of ecological trail degradation. The range of quantitative and qualitative results gathered show that a more realistic treatment of sustainable trail management needs is achieved through a qualitative, participative and flexible research process. The investigation focuses primarily on the assessment of trail degradation in the uplands of Co. Wicklow, Ireland where signs of deterioration have been observed as a consequence of recreational use. The nature and extent of trail degradation was assessed using a variety of techniques including qualitative and quantitative …

What You Need To Know About The Book Of Isaiah, Harold L. Willmington

No abstract provided.

What You Need To Know About The Fruit Of The Spirit, Harold L. Willmington

No abstract provided.

Praying When God Speaks, Elmer L. Towns

Books

No abstract provided.

Human Carboxylesterases Hce1 And Hce2: Ontogenic Expression, Inter-Individual Variability And Differential Hydrolysis Of Oseltamivir, Aspirin, Deltamethrin And Permethrin, Dongfang Yang, Robin E. Pearce, Xiliang Wang, Roger Gaedigk, Yu-Jui Yvonne Wan, Bingfang Yan

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Carboxylesterases hydrolyze chemicals containing such functional groups as a carboxylic acid ester, amide and thioester. The liver contains the highest carboxylesterase activity and expresses two major carboxylesterases: HCE1 and HCE2. In this study, we analyzed 104 individual liver samples for the expression patterns of both carboxylesterases. These samples were divided into three age groups: adults (≥ 18 years of age), children (0 days–10 years) and fetuses (82–224 gestation days). In general, the adult group expressed significantly higher HCE1 and HCE2 than the child group, which expressed significantly higher than the fetal group. The age-related expression was confirmed by RT-qPCR and …

Pyrethroid Insecticides: Isoform-Dependent Hydrolysis, Induction Of Cytochrome P450 3a4 And Evidence On The Involvement Of The Pregnane X Receptor, Dongfeng Yang, Xiliang Wang, Yi-Tzai Chen, Ruitang Deng, Bingfang Yan

Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Publications

Pyrethroids account for more than one-third of the insecticides currently marketed in the world. In mammals, these insecticides undergo extensive metabolism by carboxylesterases and cytochrome P450s (CYPs). In addition, some pyrethroids are found to induce the expression of CYPs. The aim of this study was to determine whether pyrethroids induce carboxylesterases and CYP3A4, and whether the induction is correlated inversely with their hydrolysis. Human liver microsomes were pooled and tested for the hydrolysis of 11 pyrethroids. All pyrethroids were hydrolyzed by the pooled microsomes, but the hydrolytic rates varied by as many as 14 fold. Some pyrethroids such as bioresmethrin …

Promoting, Prescribing, And Pushing Pills: Understanding The Lessons Of Antipsychotic Drug Litigation, Douglas Mossman Md, Jill L. Steinberg

Faculty Articles and Other Publications

Ineffectiveness of prescription drugs, hidden drug hazards, and advertising violations have led to several drug recalls and numerous lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies in recent years. These suits have involved several varieties of medications, but psychoactive medications have figured especially prominently. A recent $1.4 billion settlement by Eli Lilly & Company related to improper promotion of its top-selling drug olanzapine included the largest individual corporate criminal fine in U.S. history.

Improper promotion is far from the sole reason why olanzapine and other “second-generation” antipsychotic (SGA) drugs have become so successful. Rather, the widespread adoption of SGAs represents a collective judgment error …

Life-Centered Ethics And The Human Future In Space, Michael Noah Mautner

Chemistry Publications

In the future, human destiny may depend on our ethics. In particular, biotechnology and expansion in space can transform life, raising profound questions. Guidance may be found in Life-centered ethics, as biotic ethics that value the basic patterns of organic gene/protein life, and as panbiotic ethics that always seek to expand life. These life-centered principles can be based on scientific insights into the unique place of life in nature, and the biological unity of all life. Belonging to life then implies a human purpose: to safeguard and propagate life. Expansion in space will advance this purpose but will also raise …

Effective Inclusion Practices, M. Alyssa Barnes Ph.D.

Electronic Journal for Inclusive Education

This study examines effective instructional practices, which support the inclusion of students with special needs. Eight teacher and administrator participants completed interviews about their experiences working in a full-inclusion environment. In addition, the research includes narratives based on observations from the school. The findings summarize five practices essential in successful inclusive environments. These strategies include assessing the whole child, performance-based assessments, and use of visuals, specifically graphic organizers, and collaboration. Finally, the data demonstrate the idea that all of these practices benefit students with and without disabilities.