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Newsletter Of The Wildli Fe Society Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Interactions: Volume 15 Issue 2 Spring 2009

TWS Wildlife Damage Management Working Group Newsletter

The Wildlife Damage Management Meeting Was A Success! Letters From Gary; A Brief Report from the Wildlife Damage Management Conference; Two New Publications Available Dominion Over Wildlife Fifth Eastern Wdm Conference; Conference Announcement Tws Conference Preliminary Program; Workshop Announcement Deer Damage Management Workshop; Call for Papers Special Issue of Human-Wildlife Conflicts To Focus On the Management of North American Geese; Conference Announcement Bird Strike North American Conference; Calls from the Field (Or A House, Or A Farm, Or A…); Conference Announcement 24th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Call for Papers 24th Vertebrate Pest Conference; Recent Wildlife Damage Management Research; The Wildlife Society …

Eastern Michigan University Faculty Senate By-Laws, Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes and Reports

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Faculty Council Minutes, September 16, 2009, Faculty Council

Faculty Senate Minutes and Reports

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Electron-Induced Bond Breaking At Low Energies In Hcooh And Glycine: The Role Of Very Short-Lived Σ* Anion States, Gordon A. Gallup, Paul Burrow, Ilya I. Fabrikant

Gordon Gallup Publications

Cross sections for dissociative electron attachment (DEA) to formic acid and glycine are calculated by the resonant R-matrix theory. A model with one effective reaction coordinate close to the O-H stretch motion is employed. The choice of the anion R-matrix pole and the surface amplitude as functions of the reaction coordinate for formic acid are based on scattering phase-shift calculations using the finite element discrete model. For glycine the input parameters are adjusted to reproduce experimental data. The results show that the mechanism of DEA in these molecules is similar to that for the hydrogen halides and involves electron …

Oxygenase Coordination Is Required For Morphological Transition And The Host–Fungus Interaction Of Aspergillus Flavus, Sigal Horowitz Brown, James B. Scott, Jeyanthi Bhaheetharan, William C. Sharpee, Lane Milde, Richard A. Wilson

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

Oxylipins, a class of oxygenase-derived unsaturated fatty acids, are important signal molecules in many biological systems. Recent characterization of an Aspergillus flavus lipoxygenase gene, lox, revealed its importance in maintaining a density-dependent morphology switch from sclerotia to conidia as population density increased. Here, we present evidence for the involvement of four more oxylipingenerating dioxygenases (PpoA, PpoB, PpoC, and PpoD) in A. flavus density-dependent phenomena and the effects of loss of these genes on aflatoxin production and seed colonization. Although several single mutants showed alterations in the sclerotia-to-conidia switch, the major effect was observed in a strain downregulated for all …

Fungal Physiology: A Future Perspective, Richard A. Wilson, Nicholas J. Talbot

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

The study of fungal physiology is set to change dramatically in the next few years as highly scalable technologies are deployed allowing accurate measurement and identification of metabolites, proteins and transcripts within cells. The advent of next-generation DNA-sequencing technologies will also provide genome sequence information from large numbers of industrially relevant and pathogenic fungal species, and allow comparative genome analysis between strains and populations of fungi. When coupled with advances in gene functional analysis, protein-protein interaction studies, live cell imaging and mathematical modelling, this promises a step-change in our understanding of how fungal cells operate as integrated dynamic living systems

Under Pressure: Investigating The Biology Of Plant Infection By Magnaporthe Oryza, Nicholas J. Talbot, Richard A. Wilson

Fungal Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions

The filamentous fungus Magnaporthe oryzae causes rice blast, the most serious disease of cultivated rice. Cellular differentiation of M. oryzae forms an infection structure called the appressorium, which generates enormous cellular turgor that is sufficient to rupture the plant cuticle. Here, we show how functional genomics approaches are providing new insight into the genetic control of plant infection by M. oryzae. We also look ahead to the key questions that need to be addressed to provide a better understanding of the molecular processes that lead to plant disease and the prospects for sustainable control of rice blast.

The Impact Of Temperature On The Performance Of Anaerobic Biological Treatment Of Perchlorate In Drinking Water, Nicholas R. Dugan, Daniel J. Williams, Maria Meyer, Ross R. Schneider, Thomas F. Speth, Deborah H. Metz

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

A 20-month pilot-scale study was conducted to examine the impact of temperature on the performance of an anaerobic biological contactor used to treat perchlorate-contaminated water. The contactor was successfully acclimated with indigenous microorganisms. Influent temperatures varied from 1.4 to 30 °C. The objectives of the study were to investigate the effects of temperature on perchlorate removal, nitrate removal, nitrite formation, dissolved oxygen consumption, sulfide production, and nutrient acetate consumption. The results confirmed that consistent biological perchlorate removal to 2 µg/L is feasible at temperatures above 10 °C. Effluent concentrations of perchlorate, nitrate, and dissolved oxygen varied inversely with temperature, while …

Interactions Between Biological And Abiotic Pathways In The Reduction Of Chlorinated Solvents, Richard A. Brown, James G. Mueller, Alan G. Seech, James K. Henderson, John T. Wilson

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

While biologically mediated reductive dechlorination continues to be a significant focus of chlorinated solvent remediation, there has been an increased interest in abiotic reductive processes for the remediation of chlorinated solvents. In situ chemical reduction (ISCR) uses zero-valent iron (ZVI)–based technologies, such as nanoscale iron and bimetallic ZVI, as well as naturally occurring reduced minerals incorporating dual-valent iron (DVI), such as magnetite, green rust, and iron sulfides that are capable of dechlorinating solvents. A more recent area of development in ISCR has been in combining biological and abiotic processes.

There are several ways in which biological and abiotic processes can …

Eastern Michigan University Undergraduate Catalog, 2009-2011, Office Of The Registrar

Undergraduate Catalogs

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History Of Medicine Schedule And Abstracts 2009-2010, Houston History Of Medicine Society

Houston History of Medicine Lectures (2006-2012)

• From Genes to Genome: An historical perspective (David Wheeler)
• Ignaz Semmelweis: Medical Prophet Without Honor (Ronald L. Young)
• Why Lewis Thomas, MD is Not a Bore: The Life of a Biology Watcher (Steven Greenberg)
• Doctors from Hell: The Horrific Account of Nazi Experiments on Humans (Vivien Spitz)
• Illuminating Autism: Passing the Torch from the Twentieth Century (Student Essay Contest Winners) (Lynn Yudofsky)
• Healing Beyond Hippocrates: The Temples of Asclepius and Public
• Health Care in Ancient Greece (Andrew Baldwin)
• Iron Wills and Iron Lungs: The Polio Years in Texas (Heather Green Wooten)
• William Osler and the Inspirational Uses of History (Michael …

Beyond Indigenization: International Dissemination Of Research By Majority-World Psychologists, John G. Adair, Yoshi Kashima, Maria Regina Maluf, Janak Pandey

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

Analyses of the affiliations of authors of articles published in targeted samples of North American and international journals revealed trends toward increasing international publication by psychologists from countries outside the U.S., i.e., from countries in the rest of the world (ROW). Relatively few of these ROW publications came from psychologists from developing countries. Because developing countries are most numerous and represent the majority of the people in the world, their contribution to the world of psychology is important. Following a summary presentation of data for each journal for psychologists from East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia …

Introduction And Overview, Aikaterini Gari, Kostas Mylonas

Papers from the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology Conferences

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Bioscience And Economic Development: The Grand Rapids ‘Medical Mile’, Emily Vander Woude

SPNA Review

Michigan Street hill in Grand Rapids, Michigan has been dubbed the ‘Medical Mile’ because of the recent developments related to medical research and health care at this location. The impact of this growth is sure to change the face of Grand Rapids, but it is not clear how it will impact the economic situation there. Many other cities around the country and around the globe are putting investment into the bioscience, biotechnology, or life sciences sectoral strategy hoping that it will have a profound effect on their economic vitality. In this paper, I explore theoretical and practical perspectives on the …

2009 Presentation Abstracts, Grand Valley State University

Academic Conference Fund Abstracts

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Volunteers: Beyond Government Partners, Maria J. D'Agostino

Publications and Research

Over the past several years, practitioners and academics have expressed concern about the deteriorating morale and effectiveness of the federal civil service, given its aging workforce and the competition with the private sector for human capital. Recruiting qualified public servants is complicated by the negative perception of government. Attacks by politicians of all sides have contributed to a negative stereotype of the American civil service. Therefore, finding new ways to recruit and retain the best-qualified young graduates has become critical. This paper reports on an untapped resource – volunteers, explores the youth volunteer activity that occurs in the federal government, …

Detecting The Cosmic Dipole Anisotropy In Large-Scale Radio Surveys, Fronefield Crawford

Physics Faculty Scholarship

The detection of a dipole anisotropy in the sky distribution of sources in large-scale radio surveys can be used to constrain the magnitude and direction of our local motion with respect to an isotropically distributed extragalactic radio source population. Such a population is predicted to be present at cosmological redshifts in an isotropically expanding universe. The extragalactic radio source population is observed to have a median redshift of z ~ 1, a much later epoch than the cosmic microwave background (z ~ 1100). I consider the detectability of a velocity dipole anisotropy in radio surveys having a finite number …

An Examination Of Condom Use And Meaning In Life In College Students, Cahryn Anderson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Household Economy Of An Island Settlement In 18th Century Connecticut, Benjamin Mcmanus Kelsey

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Are The Training And Operational Capabilities Of Mississippi Urban Search And Rescue Personnel Commensurate With Nationally Accepted Usar Standards And Practices Employed By Fema And Outlined In Nfpa 1670?, James Russell Mccullar

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of Competition On The Nitrogen Uptake Ability Of Juncus Effusus : An In-Situ Field Experiment At The University Of Mississippi Field Station, Clint. Helms

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Locals, Scientists, And The Problem Of Proof In The Search For The Ivory-Billed Woodpecker, John Rory Fraser

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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Federalism Accountability: "Agency-Forcing" Measures, Catherine M. Sharkey

Faculty Articles

This Article takes as its starting point the “agency reference model” for judicial preemption decisions, adopting the foundational premise that courts should take advantage of what federal agencies, which are uniquely positioned to evaluate the impact of state regulation and common law liability upon federal regulatory schemes, have to offer. The Article’s main focus is on the federalism dimension of the debate: Congress’s and federal agencies’ respective ability to serve as loci of meaningful debate with state governmental entities about the impact of federal regulatory schemes on state regulatory interests. Notwithstanding the dismal track record of federal agencies, which seems …

Patent Citation Networks Revisited: Signs Of A Twenty-First Century Change?, Katherine J. Strandburg, Gábor Csárdi, Jan Tobochnik, Péter Érdi, László Zalányi

Faculty Articles

This Article reports an empirical study of the network composed of patent "nodes" and citation "links" between them. It builds on an earlier study in which we argued that trends in the growth of the patent citation network provide evidence that the explosive growth in patenting in the late twentieth-century was due at least in part to the issuance of increasingly trivial patents. We defined a measure of patent stratification based on comparative probability of citation; an increase in this measure suggests that the United States Patent and Trademark Office is issuing patents of comparatively less technological significance. Provocatively, we …

Happiness And Revealed Preferences In Evolutionary Perspective, Richard A. Epstein

Faculty Articles

How do we understand human nature? The purpose of this Essay is to examine the relationship between human nature and social institutions. More concretely, the question is: What does an accurate account of human nature tell us about the choice of a desirable set of social institutions? Accounts of this sort typically focus on two key sticking points, one of ends and the other of means. On the former, Is individual self-interest the driving force behind all forms of human behavior? Do people care about themselves first? In the extreme, improbable, answer to this query, ordinary people do not care …

In Case Of Emergency: Misunderstanding Tradeoffs In The War On Terror, Stephen Holmes

Faculty Articles

The article discusses the debate on counterterrorism law. The author states that adhering to the pre-existing rules such as the habeas corpus and the Geneva Conventions during emergency situations underestimate the consequences of dangers. It states that rules which constrain the executive are needed for flexibility that is required for effectiveness in confronting the terrorist threats. It further notes that the existing emergency rules can impede responses to danger and disaster when these rules are slavishly followed. The author stresses on the idea that decisions for counterterrorism increase security in one dimension only since the spectrum of threats remains complex …

Contemporary International Law: An 'Empire Of Law' Or The 'Law Of Empire'?, José E. Alvarez

Faculty Articles

The article presents a contemporary approach to understanding the empire of law. It cites and describes various political regimes which the author refer as the empire of law. It then analyzes that these empires of law reflect the fact that old notions of sovereignty and the exercise of sovereign power are no longer sufficient to describe contemporary international law.

The Internationalization Of U.S. Law, José E. Alvarez

Faculty Articles

The following luncheon address was given during International Law Weekend in New York on October 28, 2006. The speech addresses the growth of international legal jurisprudence and refutes claims that U.S. law remains unaffected by it.

Designing A Global Intellectual Property System Responsive To Change: The Wto, Wipo And Beyond, Graeme B. Dinwoodie, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss

Faculty Articles

In recent years, it has become clear that the TRIPS regime is in trouble. Although lawmaking in the World Trade Organization (WTO) has essentially stalled, there is a continuing need to recalibrate the rules applicable to knowledge production. In theory, the problems facing WTO members could be resolved through new lawmaking within that institution. For a variety of reasons, however, this has not materialized. The WTO’s adjudicatory system has compensated somewhat for the lack of activity in the Ministerial Conference and the General Council. But for a number of reasons, it is not a substitute for a well-functioning “legislative body.” …

Moshing And Thrashing And Headbanging (Oh My!) : Gender, Genre, And Authenticity In The Extreme Metal Subculture, Ben Hutcherson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

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