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Wrl Newsletter September 2009, Maryke Barber Sep 2009

Wrl Newsletter September 2009, Maryke Barber

WRL Newsletters

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Sw 423.01: Addiction Studies, Cynthia L. Garthwait Sep 2009

Sw 423.01: Addiction Studies, Cynthia L. Garthwait

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

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Bmed 643.01: Cellular And Molecular Toxicology, Mark Pershouse Sep 2009

Bmed 643.01: Cellular And Molecular Toxicology, Mark Pershouse

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

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Sw 455.01: Social Gerontology, Cynthia L. Garthwait Sep 2009

Sw 455.01: Social Gerontology, Cynthia L. Garthwait

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

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Bmed 421.01: Medicinal Chemistry I, David S. Freeman, Charles M. Thompson Sep 2009

Bmed 421.01: Medicinal Chemistry I, David S. Freeman, Charles M. Thompson

University of Montana Course Syllabi, 1990-2010

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Office Of Research And Economic Development -- Annual Report 2008-2009 Sep 2009

Office Of Research And Economic Development -- Annual Report 2008-2009

Office of Research and Economic Development: Publications

Contents

New Perspectives 1
Self-aligning Nanotubes 2
Harnessing Nanotechnology’s Potential 4
Grad Program Wades into Water Issues 6
Water for Food: A Global Challenge 7
Sensor System Detects Track Troubles 8
Better Packing Peanuts 10
Precast Pole System Eases Installation 10
Investigating Blasts’ Impact on Brain 11
Partnering on Math Achievement 12
Improving Child Welfare Services 14
Exploring Complex Social Dynamics 15
Focusing on Rural Schools’ Unique Needs 16
A Gut Feeling 18
Of Mice and Health 19
Deciphering Nutrigenomics Puzzle 20
Shear Heads NU Press 22
Anderson Leads Industry Relations 22
Supercomputing Power Expands 23
Shaping Climate Change Research …

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Reticulate Evolution And Marine Organisms: The Final Frontier?, Michael L. Arnold, Nicole D. Fogarty Sep 2009

Reticulate Evolution And Marine Organisms: The Final Frontier?, Michael L. Arnold, Nicole D. Fogarty

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The role that reticulate evolution (i.e., via lateral transfer, viral recombination and/or introgressive hybridization) has played in the origin and adaptation of individual taxa and even entire clades continues to be tested for all domains of life. Though falsified for some groups, the hypothesis of divergence in the face of gene flow is becoming accepted as a major facilitator of evolutionary change for many microorganisms, plants and animals. Yet, the effect of reticulate evolutionary change in certain assemblages has been doubted, either due to an actual dearth of genetic exchange among the lineages belonging to these clades or …

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Quantifying And Enforcing Two-Dimensional Symmetries In Scanning Probe Microscopy Images, Peter Moeck, Marius Toader, Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Michael Hietschold Sep 2009

Quantifying And Enforcing Two-Dimensional Symmetries In Scanning Probe Microscopy Images, Peter Moeck, Marius Toader, Mahmoud Abdel-Hafiez, Michael Hietschold

Physics Faculty Publications and Presentations

The overall performance and correctness of the calibration of all kinds of traditional scanning probe microscopes can be assessed in a fully quantitative way by means of “crystallographic” processing of their two-dimensional (2D) images from samples with 2D periodic (and preferably highly symmetric) features. This is because crystallographic image processing results in two residual indices that quantify by how much the symmetry in a corresponding scanning probe microscopy image deviates from the symmetries of the possible plane groups of the periodic features of the sample. When a most probable plane symmetry group has been identified on the basis of crystallographic …

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Bulletin Of The Texas Ornithological Society Guidelines For Authors, Jack Clinton Eitniear, John T. Baccus Sep 2009

Bulletin Of The Texas Ornithological Society Guidelines For Authors, Jack Clinton Eitniear, John T. Baccus

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

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The Learning Quest [Volume 4, Number 1], Georgia Southern University Sep 2009

The Learning Quest [Volume 4, Number 1], Georgia Southern University

Faculty Center: News & Publications

Excerpt: "Whether you are new to college teaching or not, the Center for Excellence in Teaching (CET) exists to support your professional development as teachers and scholars who create significant learning experiences for your students. We encourage you to participate in the opportunities for faculty development that are available. All the Center’s services are voluntary, formative, confidential and are intended to be effective, applicable, and enjoyable."

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Feasibility Of Ellipsometric Sensor Development For Use During Pecvd Siox Coated Polymer Product Manufacturing, Daniel Lynn Helms Sep 2009

Feasibility Of Ellipsometric Sensor Development For Use During Pecvd Siox Coated Polymer Product Manufacturing, Daniel Lynn Helms

Master's Theses

Polymeric materials have provided pathways to products that could not be manufactured otherwise. A new technology which merges the benefits of ceramics into these polymer products has created materials ideally suited to many different industries, like food packaging. Nano Scale Surface Systems, Inc. (NS3), a company which coats polymers with ceramic oxides like SiO2 through a process known as plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), was interested in the feasibility of an in line measurement system for monitoring the deposited films on various polymer products. This project examined two different coated polymer products, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) beverage containers and biaxially …

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Assessment Of Mixing In Passive Microchannels With Fractal Surface Patterning, Petru S. Fodor, M. Itomlenskis, Miron Kaufman Sep 2009

Assessment Of Mixing In Passive Microchannels With Fractal Surface Patterning, Petru S. Fodor, M. Itomlenskis, Miron Kaufman

Physics Faculty Publications

We explore numerically the feasibility of enhancing the mixing capability of microchannels by employing the Weierstrass fractal function to generate a pattern of V-shaped ridges on the channel floor. Motivated by experimental limitations such as the finite resolution (similar to 10 mu m) associated with rapid prototyping through soft lithography techniques, we study the influence on the quality of mixing of having finite width ridges. The mixing capability of the designs studied is evaluated using an entropic measure and the designs are optimized with respect to: the distances between the ridges and the position range of their tip along the …

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Contributing Efforts In The Search For Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, Laura Christine Sparks Sep 2009

Contributing Efforts In The Search For Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay, Laura Christine Sparks

Physics

Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE) will be part of the next generation of detectors used to search for neutrinoless double beta decay (0νββ). Located in Assergi, Italy at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS), CUORE will be a large cryogenic bolometer composed of 988 tellurium dioxide (TeO2) detectors with a total mass of 750 kg, and will search for 0νββ in 130Te. As the experiment will monitor the extremely rare event of 0νββ, all factors contributing to background need to be minimized to effectively increase the sensitivity. I assisted the LNGS researchers over the summer of 2008 by …

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"Genetics In Geographically Structured Populations: Defining, Estimating And Interpreting Fst.", Kent E. Holsinger, Bruce S. Weir Sep 2009

"Genetics In Geographically Structured Populations: Defining, Estimating And Interpreting Fst.", Kent E. Holsinger, Bruce S. Weir

EEB Articles

Wright's F-statistics, and especially F(ST), provide important insights into the evolutionary processes that influence the structure of genetic variation within and among populations, and they are among the most widely used descriptive statistics in population and evolutionary genetics. Estimates of F(ST) can identify regions of the genome that have been the target of selection, and comparisons of F(ST) from different parts of the genome can provide insights into the demographic history of populations. For these reasons and others, F(ST) has a central role in population and evolutionary genetics and has wide applications in fields that range from disease association mapping …

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Movements And Habitat Utilization Of Two Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus Pfluegeri In The Eastern Tropical South Atlantic Ocean, David W. Kerstetter, Eric S. Orbesen, S. Robert Snodgrass, Eric Prince Sep 2009

Movements And Habitat Utilization Of Two Longbill Spearfish Tetrapturus Pfluegeri In The Eastern Tropical South Atlantic Ocean, David W. Kerstetter, Eric S. Orbesen, S. Robert Snodgrass, Eric Prince

Marine & Environmental Sciences Faculty Articles

The longbill spearfish Tetrapturus pfleugeri Robins and de Sylva, 1963, is a small istiophorid billfish found in the Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas that occurs as an infrequent by-catch in recreational and commercial pelagic fisheries. Although some data exist on diet and reproduction based on dead specimens, little is known of the species’ habitat preferences or individual movement patterns. In 2004, two longbill spearfish were tagged with pop-up satellite archival tags (PSATs) near Ascencion Island in the South Atlantic for 11 d and 45 d. Individual movement tracks derived from light-based geolocation estimates suggested little relationship with sea surface temperature …

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Who Picks Up The Check? - Nonpoint Source Pollution And The Clean Water Act, Alan Curtis Sep 2009

Who Picks Up The Check? - Nonpoint Source Pollution And The Clean Water Act, Alan Curtis

Water Law Review

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Banning Felt Soles In Vermont: A Call For State Legislative Response To The Spread Of Invasive Didymo, Ferrell Spencer Ryan Sep 2009

Banning Felt Soles In Vermont: A Call For State Legislative Response To The Spread Of Invasive Didymo, Ferrell Spencer Ryan

Water Law Review

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Bookmarks: Featuring Summaries Of Recent Publications By Alumni And Faculty, Furman University Sep 2009

Bookmarks: Featuring Summaries Of Recent Publications By Alumni And Faculty, Furman University

Furman Magazine

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Human Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Do Not Differentiate Into Dopamine Neurons In Vitro Or After Transplantation In Vivo., Angela E Donaldson, Jingli Cai, Ming Yang, Lorraine Iacovitti Sep 2009

Human Amniotic Fluid Stem Cells Do Not Differentiate Into Dopamine Neurons In Vitro Or After Transplantation In Vivo., Angela E Donaldson, Jingli Cai, Ming Yang, Lorraine Iacovitti

Farber Institute for Neuroscience Faculty Papers

Although embryonic stem (ES) cells can generate dopamine (DA) neurons that are potentially useful as a cell replacement therapy in Parkinson's disease (PD), associated ethical and practical concerns remain major stumbling blocks to their eventual use in humans. In this study, we examined human amniotic fluid stem (hAFS) cells derived from routine amniocenteses for their potential to give rise to DA neurons in vitro and following transplantation into the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rat brain. We show that undifferentiated hAFS cells constitutively expressed mRNAs and proteins typical of stem cells but also cell derivatives of all three germ layers, including neural progenitors/neurons (nestin, …

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Near-Surface Remote Sensing Of Spatial And Temporal Variation In Canopy Phenology, Andrew D. Richardson, Rob Braswell, David Y. Hollinger, J P. Jenkins, Scott V. Ollinger Sep 2009

Near-Surface Remote Sensing Of Spatial And Temporal Variation In Canopy Phenology, Andrew D. Richardson, Rob Braswell, David Y. Hollinger, J P. Jenkins, Scott V. Ollinger

Earth Sciences

There is a need to document how plant phenology is responding to global change factors, particularly warming trends. “Near-surface” remote sensing, using radiometric instruments or imaging sensors, has great potential to improve phenological monitoring because automated observations can be made at high temporal frequency. Here we build on previous work and show how inexpensive, networked digital cameras (“webcams”) can be used to document spatial and temporal variation in the spring and autumn phenology of forest canopies. We use two years of imagery from a deciduous, northern hardwood site, and one year of imagery from a coniferous, boreal transition site. A …

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Editorial Staff Change Sep 2009

Editorial Staff Change

Nebraska Bird Review

Steve Dinsmore has generously assisted the Nebraska Bird Review editors for nine years, and now he is bowing out. With this issue, Joe Gubanyi is the new technical editor of the NBR. Joe is a professor of biology in the Natural Science Department at Concordia University in Seward. He has a B.S. Ed. from Concordia, an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. He has taught biology, genetics, ecology, vertebrate zoology, and ornithology and has led study tours to Belize and Costa Rica. He is the compiler of the Branched Oak–Seward Christmas …

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The Effects Of Shoe Traction And Obstacle Height On Lower Extremity Coordination Dynamics During Walking., Leslie Decker, Jeremy J. Houser, John M. Noble, Gregory M. Karst, Nicholas Stergiou Sep 2009

The Effects Of Shoe Traction And Obstacle Height On Lower Extremity Coordination Dynamics During Walking., Leslie Decker, Jeremy J. Houser, John M. Noble, Gregory M. Karst, Nicholas Stergiou

Journal Articles: Physical Therapy

This study aims to investigate the effects of shoe traction and obstacle height on lower extremity relative phase dynamics (analysis of intralimb coordination) during walking to better understand the mechanisms employed to avoid slippage following obstacle clearance. Ten participants walked at a self-selected pace during eight conditions: four obstacle heights (0%, 10%, 20%, and 40% of limb length) while wearing two pairs of shoes (low and high traction). A coordination analysis was used and phasing relationships between lower extremity segments were examined. The results demonstrated that significant behavioral changes were elicited under varied obstacle heights and frictional conditions. Both decreasing …

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Mean Dynamic Topography Of The Ocean Derived From Satellite And Drifting Buoy Data Using Three Different Techniques, Nikolai Maximenko, Peter Niiler, Marie-Helene Rio, Oleg Melnichenko, Luca Centurioni, Boris Galperin, Don. P. Chambers, Victor Zlotnicki Sep 2009

Mean Dynamic Topography Of The Ocean Derived From Satellite And Drifting Buoy Data Using Three Different Techniques, Nikolai Maximenko, Peter Niiler, Marie-Helene Rio, Oleg Melnichenko, Luca Centurioni, Boris Galperin, Don. P. Chambers, Victor Zlotnicki

Marine Science Faculty Publications

Presented here are three mean dynamic topography maps derived with different methodologies. The first method combines sea level observed by the high-accuracy satellite radar altimetry with the geoid model of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), which has recently measured the earth’s gravity with unprecedented spatial resolution and accuracy. The second one synthesizes near-surface velocities from a network of ocean drifters, hydrographic profiles, and ocean winds sorted according to the horizontal scales. In the third method, these global datasets are used in the context of the ocean surface momentum balance. The second and third methods are used to improve …

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Front Matter, Texas Ornithological Society Sep 2009

Front Matter, Texas Ornithological Society

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

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Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus): Notes On Unknown And Poorly Studied Behaviors, Mark B. Bartosik Sep 2009

Osprey (Pandion Haliaetus): Notes On Unknown And Poorly Studied Behaviors, Mark B. Bartosik

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

This paper summarizes selected data collected during my recent field studies of nesting and foraging Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) in Florida and Texas, and it includes descriptions of several unknown behaviors documented in photographs. The unknown courtship display of Stick-Breaking-Off-and-Presenting Display was observed several times, performed by males inside the Honeymoon Island semi-colony in Florida. During this courting display, Osprey males broke off sticks in view of their mates and brought those sticks near the female’s perching site. Osprey intraspecific kleptoparasitism of nesting materials, never reported before, was observed on several occasions. A curious behavior of Osprey swallowing seagrass was also …

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Texas Bird Records Committee Report For 2008, Mark W. Lockwood Sep 2009

Texas Bird Records Committee Report For 2008, Mark W. Lockwood

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

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George E. Maxon – “A Capable Field-Man, A True Bird Lover”, Stanley D. Casto, Horace R. Burke Sep 2009

George E. Maxon – “A Capable Field-Man, A True Bird Lover”, Stanley D. Casto, Horace R. Burke

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

George Emmett Maxon (1894–1957) began collecting birds’ eggs at Fort Worth, Texas, during his teenage years. During 1916-1917, while serving in the National Guard, he collected eggs and made observations in the Big Bend Region of Texas. Maxon worked as a Deputy United States Game Warden and a florist in Fort Worth before moving to Vernon, Texas, where he opened a plant nursery and began to collect with Robert Lee More. Maxon’s eggs were eventually incorporated into More’s much larger collection, which is still housed in Vernon. All of Maxon’s observations and reports were published in The Oologist, a trade …

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Intra-Annual Variation In White-Winged Dove Density In The Texas Hill Country, Michael F. Small, John T. Baccus, Jay A. Roberson Sep 2009

Intra-Annual Variation In White-Winged Dove Density In The Texas Hill Country, Michael F. Small, John T. Baccus, Jay A. Roberson

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

White-winged Dove populations in Texas have extended their range over the past 50 years. Concurrent with this range expansion has been the establishment of new, urban populations which usually include some proportion of non-migratory residents. We conducted distance sampling point counts for White-winged Doves on 17 occasions between February 2006 and February 2007. We obtained White-winged Dove density estimates for all 17 distance sampling occasions. In addition, we trapped and banded White-winged Doves from January through August 2006 and recorded ages (hatching year or after hatching year). Winter population size was about 30% smaller than summer peak population size. The …

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Evaluating Avian Communities Of The Blanco River Valley Using Occupancy Modeling And Landowner Conducted Surveys, Jennifer M. Korn, Thomas R. Simpson, John T. Baccus, Stephen L. Jester Sep 2009

Evaluating Avian Communities Of The Blanco River Valley Using Occupancy Modeling And Landowner Conducted Surveys, Jennifer M. Korn, Thomas R. Simpson, John T. Baccus, Stephen L. Jester

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

Abundance and distribution of species tend to be linked, such that as outside forces cause changes in population size, there is often a change in the number of sites occupied. Presence-nonpresence surveys are a simple method for monitoring these changes and obtaining valuable information on avian assemblages and are arguably more accurate than point counts. We conducted presence-nonpresence surveys during spring, summer, and winter at 30 stations along the Blanco River in central Texas. We recorded 98 avian species on 267 presence-nonpresence surveys. Thirty species were analyzed in PRESENCE to obtain occupancy and detectability values. We compared survey results to …

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The Effects Of Body Size And Roost Site On Winter Die-Off Of Cave Swallows, Zachary P. Holderby, M. Clay Green, Thomas R. Simpson Sep 2009

The Effects Of Body Size And Roost Site On Winter Die-Off Of Cave Swallows, Zachary P. Holderby, M. Clay Green, Thomas R. Simpson

Bulletin of the Texas Ornithological Society

An unusually cold and wet weather event occurred in San Marcos, Texas, USA during January 2007, resulting in large numbers of dead Cave Swallows (Petrochelidon fulva). Surveys of all known roosting areas within the city limits revealed a complete die-off of Cave Swallows; we collected 123 dead swallows from eight roost sites. Measurements of dead swallows indicated the birds that died along Interstate underpasses during the cold spell had smaller bodies yet were heavier than those in a parking garage. Thermometers placed at the two roosting site types revealed that the underpasses were 5°C colder than the parking garage site …

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