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Antifungal And Insecticidal Activity Of Two Juniperus Essential Oils, David E. Wedge, Nurhayat Tabanca, Blair J. Sampson, Christopher Werle, Betul Demirci, K. Husnu Can Baser, Peng Nan, Jia Duan, Zhijun Liu

Faculty Publications

Essential oils of two Tibetan Junipers Juniperus saltuaria and J. squamata var. fargesii (Cupressaceae) were obtained by distilling dried leaves and branches using a Clevenger apparatus. Sixty-seven compounds from J. saltuaria and 58 from J. squamata var. fargesii were identified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Both essential oils contained similar ratios of four abundant monoterpenoids: 44 and 35% sabinene, 13 and 9% elemol, 8 and 7% terpinen-4-ol, and 4 and 17% α-pinene, respectively. These oils had antifungal activity based on a direct bioautography assay of Colletotrichum acutatum, C. fragariae, and C. gloeosporioides, and insecticidal activity based on serial-time mortality bioassay …

Twenty Years Of Understorey Bird Extinctions From Amazonian Rain Forest Fragments: Consistent Trends And Landscape-Mediated Dynamics, Philip C. Stouffer, Cheryl Strong, Luciano N. Naka

Faculty Publications

Aim: We analysed presence/absence data for understorey bird species in rain forest fragments sampled from 1979 through 2001. Here we consider extinctions between 1992, when most fragments had been isolated for at least 8 years, and 2001. Our objectives were to determine whether high extinction rates documented soon after isolation continued through up to 20 years after isolation, and to examine fragment size and landscape effects on extinction. Location: Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, near Manaus, Brazil. Methods: Through 1992, birds were surveyed with standardized mist net sampling in ten 1- to 100-ha fragments. We repeated the mist net …

Estimation Of The Combining Ability In Early Generations Of Potato Selection, Giovani O. Da Silva, Arione Da S. Pereira, Velci Q. De Souza, Fernando Irajá F. De Carvalho, Roberto Fritsche Neto

Faculty Publications

The combining ability of potato genotypes was estimated in early generations of selection. The experiments were carried out at Embrapa Clima Temperado, in Pelotas, Brazil. Twenty potato families derived from nine genotypes crossed in a 4 x 5 partial mating design (C-1750-15-95, 2CRI-1149-1-78, C-1786-6-96 and 'Eliza'; 'White Lady', 'Asterix', 'BP-1', 'Vivaldi' and 'Ágria') were evaluated. The families were evaluated in seedling and first field generation, in a randomized complete block design, with three replications of 15 genotypes. Each plot consisted of a sample of 15 genotypes of a family. In the two generations, yield, number and average tuber weight were …

2007 Southern Mensurationists Conference, Mike R. Strub, Chris J. Cieszewski, Quang V. Cao

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

The Disposition Of Cryopreserved Embryos: Why Embryo Adoption Is An Inapposite Model For Application To Third-Party Assisted Reproduction, Elizabeth E. Swire Falker

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Dead Dads: Thawing An Heir From The Freezer, Charles P. Kindregan Jr.

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

"Mama's Baby, Daddy's Maybe:" A State-By-State Survey Of Surrogacy Laws And Their Disparate Gender Impact, Darra L. Hofman

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

It's Just A Shot Away: Mmr Vaccines And Autism And The End Of The Daubertista Revolution, Joelle Anne Moreno

William Mitchell Law Review

No abstract provided.

Habitat Edges, Within-Patch Dispersion Of Hosts, And Parasitoid Oviposition Behavior, James T. Cronin

Faculty Publications

Although density-edge effects are commonly reported, we have only scratched the surface in understanding the mechanisms underlying how habitat edges mediate species interactions. Here, I use a combination of field surveys and experiments to explore the linkages between the presence of host-plant edges (Scolochloa festucacea), the within-patch distribution of planthopper eggs (Delphacodes scolochloa), and the oviposition behavior of their egg parasitoids (Anagrus spp.). The field surveys revealed that densities of hosts and parasitoids at the edge were ≥2.5 times lower than densities in the patch interior and that the effect was independent of patch size. As a consequence of its …

Integrating Horticulture Biology And Environmental Coastal Issues Into The Middle School Science Curriculum, Kathryn Karsh, Edward Bush, Janice Hinson, Pamela Blanchard

Faculty Publications

Encouraging students to become better stewards of the environment and to be more educated in science content knowledge is an important goal of today's educational leaders. Eight lessons were created to aid an established stewardship program (Coastal Roots) in introducing hands-on activities to middle school children in southern Louisiana. Students were tested on science content in the lessons using a pre-test, eight multiple choice quizzes (each focusing on a particular lesson), and a post-test. The "children's attitudes toward the environment scale" test was administered to evaluate environmental awareness changes in the treatment and control group students. Students who received the …

Low-Cost Container Yard For School-Based Restoration Nurseries, Edward W. Bush, Pamela B. Blanchard

Faculty Publications

A small inexpensive (less than $1000) container yard, measuring 10 × 10 ft square, with an automatic irrigation system was designed for schools participating in the Louisiana State University Coastal Roots Program: A School Seedling Nursery Program for Habitat Restoration. Students helped install the container yard on their school site and oversee native plant production through the course of the school year. Teachers and other school staff checked the nursery during summer months to ensure that the irrigation system was working properly and the plants were healthy. Students grew 1000 restoration seedlings per year in their container yard. Each year …

Shipbuilding And The English International Timber Trade, 1300-1700: A Framework For Study Using Niche Construction Theory, Jillian R. Smith

Nebraska Anthropologist

Much scholarship has been undertaken with regards to the evolution of the European shipbuilding traditions and their physical changes, but few explanations for the changes are given. This paper seeks to identify the correlations between the expansion of the English timber trade in the fourteenth to seventeenth centuries and the changes in shipbuilding at the time, thereby creating a framework for future study of this correlation and its possible relatedness using Niche Construction Theory as a framework. Directions the research can take and the data needed are the focus of this work.

Trends Of Pathogen Overload And The Influence On Social Behavior, Dylan Wall

Nebraska Anthropologist

A review of the literature has been undertaken showing that higher levels of pathogen stress have been positively correlated with multiple aspects of social structure: non-sororal polygyny (Ember et al. 2007; Low 1990), exogamy and bride capture (Low 1990), resource defense (Barber 2008; Hames 1996), and male-female body alteration (Singh and Bronstad 1997). Non-sororal polygyny is the most effective reproductive strategy to defend against pathogen stress, as it promotes much genetic variability within gene pools, allowing for more pathogenic resistance in individuals because of heterozygous al/eles. In order to secure mates while faced with ecological extremes, individuals will modify their …

Caregivers Of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities: The Relationship Of Compound Caregiving And Reciprocity To Quality Of Life, Elizabeth A. Perkins

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between compound caregiving (i.e. multiple caregiving roles), and reciprocity to the wellbeing of older caregivers of adult children with intellectual disabilities. The study sample was composed of 91 caregivers with a mean age of 60 years. Participants were a convenience sample of caregivers predominantly residing in Florida. Care recipients' mean age was 29 years. Thirty-four were currently compound caregivers. Quality of life indicators used as outcome measures in this dissertation were life satisfaction, depressive symptomatology, physical health, mental health, and desire for alternative residential placement of the care recipient. Compared with the non-compound caregivers, the …

Raman Spectroscopy: A Potential Platform For The Rapid Measurement Of Carbon Nanotube-Induced Cytotoxicity, Peter Knief, Colin Clarke, Eva Herzog, Maria Davoren, Fiona Lyng, Aidan Meade, Hugh Byrne

Articles

In this study the suitability of Raman spectroscopy for the determination of carbon nanotube mediated toxicity on human alveolar carcinoma epithelial cells (A549) is explored. The exposure of this cell line represents the primary pathway of exposure in humans, that of inhalation. Peak ratio analysis demonstrates a dose dependent response which correlates to previous toxicological studies. Principal component analysis is employed to further classify cellular response as a function of dose and to examine differences between spectra as a function of exposed concentration. To further illustrate the potential of Raman spectroscopy in this field, Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression and …

Labrad : Vol 34, Issue 1 - January 2009, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi

LABRAD - Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Radiology Archives

• N-Telopeptide of Type I Collagen (NTx): A Biochemical Tool for Assessing Bone Turnover
• Automated Blood Grouping
• Leukocyte Alkaline Phosphatase (LAP Score)
• Pathology Quiz
• Synovial Fluid Analysis in Important Joint Diseases
• Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Tumor (IPMT) of the Pancreas: A Diagnostic Challenge
• Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV)
• Answers to Pathology Quiz
• Thyroid Autoimmune Diseases and Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody
• Therapeutic Monitoring of Tacrolimus
• Meeting Report: 32 Annual Conference of Pakistan Association of Pathologists
• AKU Clinical Laboratory Continuing Medical Education (CME) Seminar in Bahawalpur

Bachelor Degree Completions By College, 1999-2008, University Of New Hampshire. Institutional Research And Assessment

UNH Factbooks

University of New Hampshire factbook data from the 2008-2009 academic year

Abstracts Of The 55th Annual Meeting Of The Mississippi Entomological Association, October 28–29, 2008, Ryan Jackson

Midsouth Entomologist

No abstract provided.

Kerstetter Had The True Passion For Art Of Teaching, John Snyder

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Thompson Draws On Personal Experience In Advising Students, Tina Tarkington Underwood

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

First Time's The Charm For Fenster In Marine Corps Marathon, Vince Moore

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Furman Alumni News, Furman University

Furman Magazine

No abstract provided.

Interrupted Resistance Training And Bmd In Growing Rats, J. K. Godfrey, B. D. Kayser, G. V. Gomez, Jason Bennett, S. V. Jaque, Ken D. Sumida

Biology, Chemistry, and Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles and Research

A resistance training program, where the exercise was uninterrupted (UT, i.e. continuous repetitions) was compared against another resistance training program where the exercise was interrupted (IT, i.e. 2 exercise sessions during a training day) for enhancing bone modeling and bone mineral density (BMD) in maturating animals. The total volume of work performed between the two resistance training programs was equivalent by design. Young male rats (similar to 8 weeks old) were randomly divided into Control (Con, n = 8), UT (n = 8) and IT (n = 7) resistance trained groups. The UT and IT groups were conditioned to climb …

Matrimonial Consent In Canon Law Juridical Aspects, Roberto Rosas

Faculty Articles

A valid marriage emerges thanks to the founding power of one sole efficient cause—consent. Marriage is a complex human reality; it encompasses physio-biological, psychological, personal, social, religious, moral, and judicial aspects. The essence and characteristics of marriage are determined by natural law. From here, Canon Law made an extraordinary effort, unknown by the other judicial codes, to investigate the natural demands of marriage, just as they are demanded by the dignity of the human being.

Consent is the only efficient cause of the matrimonial bond. It is generally accepted that the mutual consent of both of the contracting parties is …

Teaching Engineering Ethics By Conceptual Design: The Somatic Marker Hypothesis, Brad Kallenberg

Theology and Religious Studies Faculty Publications

In 1998, a lead researcher at a Midwestern university submitted as his own a document that had 64 instances of strings of 10 or more words that were identical to a consultant's masters thesis and replicated a data chart, all of whose 16 entries were identical to three and four significant figures. He was fired because his actions were wrong. Curiously, he was completely unable to see that his actions were wrong. This phenomenon is discussed in light of recent advances in neuroscience and used to argue for a change in the standard way engineering ethics is taught. I argue …

Nanofiltration Membrane Pilot Studies For Disinfection By-Product Control, Eric J. Lynne

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Watertown, South Dakota currently uses conventional softening to treat ground water to remove hardness, iron and manganese, and natural organic matter. The distribution system has experienced elevated concentrations of disinfection by-products, which will require additional treatment to comply with future limits set by the Stage 2 Disinfectant/Disinfection By-Products Rule. A nanofiltration membrane system has been proposed to remove additional natural organic matter from the softened water. Removing the natural organic material disinfection by-product precursors should reduce the concentration of disinfection by-products. The use of nanofiltration membranes has been previously documented to reject total organic carbon, while allowing desirable levels of …

Regulating Conflicts Of Interest In Research: The Paper Tiger Needs Real Teeth, Jesse A. Goldner

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Limits To Life: What The D.C. Circuit’S Decision In Abigail Alliance V. Von Eschenbach Means For Medical Futility Statutes, Alicia Seibel

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Fundamental Truth About Best Interests, Julia Halloran Mclaughlin

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

A Suggested Solution To The Problem Of Intestate Succession In Nontraditional Family Arrangements: Taking The “Adoption” (And The Inequity) Out Of The Doctrine Of “Equitable Adoption”, Irene D. Johnson

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.