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91st Commencement Address: "Not For Profit: Liberal Education And Democratic Citizenship", Martha Nussbaum May 2009

91st Commencement Address: "Not For Profit: Liberal Education And Democratic Citizenship", Martha Nussbaum

Commencement Addresses

Martha Nussbaum speaks to the graduates about the role of liberal education in producing democratic citizens, the sort of citizen who can keep democracy alive and realize its promise and asks "what does a liberal education that contains a substantial component from the humanities and the arts contribute to the health of democracy?"

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Commencement Program [Spring 2009], Clark University May 2009

Commencement Program [Spring 2009], Clark University

Commencement Programs

Annual Commencement Program for graduation ceremonies at Clark University, held on May 17th, 2009.

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Commencement Program, 5-17-2009, John Carroll University May 2009

Commencement Program, 5-17-2009, John Carroll University

Commencement Programs

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Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar May 2009

Ua45/6 Commencement Program, Wku Registrar

WKU Administration Documents

Commencement program listing graduates.

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Assessing Utilitarian Wildlife Value Orientations Of Alaska Residents: An Urban And Rural Perspective, Quinn G. Tracy May 2009

Assessing Utilitarian Wildlife Value Orientations Of Alaska Residents: An Urban And Rural Perspective, Quinn G. Tracy

Natural Resources

"A large body of literature supports value theory as an integral component to the management of natural resources. Value theory provides managers with an effective tool for natural resource allocation and stakeholder mitigation by predicting attitudes and behaviors of populations. This study explored the protection or use wildlife value orientation dimension of 2,264 Alaskans with an emphasis on comparing urban and rural populations, and new and long term residents. This study also investigated relationships among value orientations, demographic characteristics, and outdoor activity participation. Data were collected using a mail survey sent to a random sample of 10,003 people registered to …

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In Defense Of Quaking Aspen (Populus Tremuloides): The Distribution And Roles Of Phenolic Glycosides And Extrafloral Nectaries Within And Among Trees, Brian D. Young May 2009

In Defense Of Quaking Aspen (Populus Tremuloides): The Distribution And Roles Of Phenolic Glycosides And Extrafloral Nectaries Within And Among Trees, Brian D. Young

Biological Sciences

"I studied the concentrations of phenolic glycosides (PGs) from leaves with and without extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) in Populus tremuloides during an outbreak of the aspen leaf miner, Phyllocnistis populiella, in interior Alaska. P. populiella feeds on the contents of epidermal cells from both top (adaxial) and bottom (abaxial) surfaces of P. tremuloides leaves. The objective of this study was to assess the association of chemical and biotic defenses in P. tremuloides and their interaction with the insect herbivore P. populiella. The concentration of PGs (salicortin and tremulacin) was approximately 70% greater in leaves bearing EFNs than in those without EFNs …

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The "Choking Game": Content Analysis Of Persuasive Messages, Attitudes, Values, And Beliefs In Mediated Talk, Rebecca D. Nobs May 2009

The "Choking Game": Content Analysis Of Persuasive Messages, Attitudes, Values, And Beliefs In Mediated Talk, Rebecca D. Nobs

Communication

"The 'choking game' is an activity played by children typically ranging from 9-17 years of age that has been linked to many deaths among young children and teenagers. This study employed the use of content analysis to look at different persuasive messages, attitudes, beliefs, and values in mediated talk in regards to the 'choking game' in an effort to better understand what communicative approaches may be useful when attempting to influence children regarding this 'game.' Several key findings resulted from this research. The results of this study suggest that cognitive dissonance theory could be utilized to persuade children to stop …

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Some Impacts To Paper Birch Trees Tapped For Sap Harvesting In Alaska, Lori Trummer, Tom Malone May 2009

Some Impacts To Paper Birch Trees Tapped For Sap Harvesting In Alaska, Lori Trummer, Tom Malone

Publications

As the non-timber forest products industry increases on a commercial scale, the need for assessments of tree health and sustainability of these practices also increases. Harvesting birch sap for subsistence purposes has occurred for decades but commercial interests in this process and resource is expanding. In this evaluation, we review literature related to birch sap harvesting practices, report on a pilot study that assessed impacts to birch trees from sap harvesting, and review the “Best Practices” guidelines for tree tapping developed by the Alaska Birch Syrupmakers’ Association.

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Permeability Characterization Of Schrader Bluff Sands Using Artificial Neural Networks, Aditya U. Deshpande May 2009

Permeability Characterization Of Schrader Bluff Sands Using Artificial Neural Networks, Aditya U. Deshpande

Engineering

"Permeability is a fundamental and often difficult to predict property of any reservoir. This is especially true for unconsolidated formations where any type of physical permeability measurement is difficult. This study develops a more detailed picture of reservoir permeability by generating continuous predicted permeability logs for the Schrader Bluff sands. Schrader Bluff sands are a medium heavy oil reservoir currently produced from the Milne Point oil field on the Alaska North Slope (ANS). A total of about 400 ft of core samples from two Milne Point wells were analyzed using a probe permeameter. These data were then integrated with available …

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Recent Paleoenvironmental Changes Recorded In Three Non-Anadromous Lakes In Southwest Alaska: Effects Of Climatic And Vegetation Dynamics On Lake Productivity, Brian R. Cohn May 2009

Recent Paleoenvironmental Changes Recorded In Three Non-Anadromous Lakes In Southwest Alaska: Effects Of Climatic And Vegetation Dynamics On Lake Productivity, Brian R. Cohn

Marine Biology

"Paleolimnological investigations, landscape analyses, and repeat photographs were used to provide a long-term view (~150 yrs. BP to present) of nutrient dynamics and lake ecosystem change in southwest Alaska. Recent major changes in lake ecology and landscape are generally attributed to climate warming since the end of the Little Ice Age and to the recent warm phase of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation. Disturbances driven by climate, glacial retreat, and volcanism also contribute to changes in aquatic-driven processes. Sediment cores reveal a complex yet progressive set of changes that are expressed in the study lakes. Changes in the biogeochemical proxies began …

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Best Management Practices For Corn Production In South Dakota: Corn Planting Guide, Robert G. Hall, Kurtis D. Reitsma, David E. Clay May 2009

Best Management Practices For Corn Production In South Dakota: Corn Planting Guide, Robert G. Hall, Kurtis D. Reitsma, David E. Clay

SDSU Extension Circulars

Obtaining maximum profit from a corn crop depends on the timely planting of an appropriate hybrid, at the proper depth, with a planter that evenly spaces the seed. The success of a corn crop is dependent on equipment maintenance, seedbed preparation, the development of a sound fertility and pest management program, and planting the seed. Early planting is best, but temperatures should be warm enough to assure quick germination and emergence, and late enough to avoid hard frosts. Planting-opportunity windows can be narrow due to spring rains or a late warm-up. Time spent in the off-season maintaining equipment and planning …

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Terrestrial Arthropod Biodiversity On The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Matthew L. Bowser May 2009

Terrestrial Arthropod Biodiversity On The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska, Matthew L. Bowser

Biological Sciences

"Elucidating the causes of observed patterns of living diversity remains a central goal of ecology. To understand patterns of terrestrial arthropod diversity on Kenai National Wildlife Refuge (KENWR), arthropods were collected by sweep net on 255 100m2 plots systematically distributed at 4.8km intervals across KENWR. I calculated three indices of diversity for 90 families conveying information on richness and evenness for each site. Using Bayesian Model Averaging, I found all indices were strongly influenced by site productivity, local climate, time of sampling arid plant species richness. Physiographic variables were less important than climate for determining arthropod distributions. Because many species …

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Ecology And Evolution Of Truffle Fungi : The Diversity Of Fungi Associated With Northern Flying Squirrels, Benjamin Luke Bruner May 2009

Ecology And Evolution Of Truffle Fungi : The Diversity Of Fungi Associated With Northern Flying Squirrels, Benjamin Luke Bruner

Biological Sciences

"This thesis explores the ecology of truffle fungi, a diverse assemblage of symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi that extend microscopic hyphae throughout forest floors, forming networks of foraging mycelium capable of transporting water, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients to the roots of plants. Plant sugars are used for energy and as raw material for the creation of complex reproductive structures and vast water and nutrient gathering infrastructures essential to the survival of most plants. Truffle fungi are defined here by their ability to form mycorrhiza and produce truffles: hypogeous sporocarps that are excavated and consumed by animals ranging from squirrels to humans, …

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Lessons From The River: Identifying Factors That Influence The Comprehension Of Genetics Research In A Yup'ik Eskimo Community, Kathleen Mcglone West May 2009

Lessons From The River: Identifying Factors That Influence The Comprehension Of Genetics Research In A Yup'ik Eskimo Community, Kathleen Mcglone West

Biological Sciences

"The Center for Alaska Native Health Research (CANHR) follows a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) approach to study genetic, nutritional, behavioral and cultural protective factors for obesity and Type 2 diabetes in Yup'ik Eskimo communities. As a multidisciplinary center, investigators have returned results of many of their research projects to participants and participating communities. However, traditionally, genetics research results are only returned to participants under specific conditions, which are not necessarily compatible with a CBPR approach. I ask how CANHR can improve its dissemination efforts, especially in the area of genetics research. I identify factors that influence how community members receive …

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Urban Stream Management: Interdisciplinary Assessment Of The Ship Creek Fishery, Meagan B. Krupa May 2009

Urban Stream Management: Interdisciplinary Assessment Of The Ship Creek Fishery, Meagan B. Krupa

Biological Sciences

The Lower Ship Creek Fishery in the city of Anchorage, Alaska is one of the state's most popular sport fisheries. After years of channelization and development, this social-ecological system (SES) continues to experience the effects of urbanization and is struggling to achieve robustness. I applied a robustness framework to the management of management this fishery because of its semi-engineered nature. This framework uses interdisciplinary methods to study the interrelationships between the fishery's socio-economic and ecological components. Robustness is more appropriate than resilience as an analytical framework because of the relative insensitivity of the engineered components to ecological feedbacks. On Lower …

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Persistence And Vertical Movement Of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid In Two Subarctic Soils, Stacey A. Frutiger May 2009

Persistence And Vertical Movement Of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid In Two Subarctic Soils, Stacey A. Frutiger

Engineering

"The persistence of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) was studied in soils from two sub-arctic regions of Alaska. Study sites were established in Delta Junction, where the climate is cold and dry, and Valdez, a more temperate and humid climate. Soil samples were collected from three depth ranges (0-7.6 cm, 10-30 cm, and 36-60 cm) for roughly 360 days following the application of 2,4-D iso-octyl ester at both study sites. 2,4-D was extracted from the soil samples and analyzed using a gas chromatograph and mass selection detector (GC/MSD). Both study sites saw vertical movement of the herbicide, with 2,4-D concentrations detected to …

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Balancing Biological Sustainability With The Economic Needs Of Alaska's Sockeye Salmon Fisheries, Erin M. Steiner May 2009

Balancing Biological Sustainability With The Economic Needs Of Alaska's Sockeye Salmon Fisheries, Erin M. Steiner

Fisheries

"The total revenue of the Bristol Bay, Alaska sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka, fishery has continued to decline despite strong run sizes. This decline is primarily attributed to increases in production of farmed Chilean rainbow trout O. mykiss and coho salmon, O. kisutch. Although wild salmon managers have less control over production than salmon farmers, there may be some opportunity to regain value to the fishery by altering management strategies. To explore this potential, we first simulated three management strategies for sockeye salmon: a fixed escapement range strategy, a fixed harvest strategy and a fixed harvest rate strategy. Yields from these …

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2009 Spring Boise State University Commencement Program May 2009

2009 Spring Boise State University Commencement Program

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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Commencement 2009 May 2009

Commencement 2009

Commencement Programs

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Best Management Practices For Corn Production In South Dakota: Corn Hybrid Selection, Robert G. Hall, Kurtis D. Reitsma May 2009

Best Management Practices For Corn Production In South Dakota: Corn Hybrid Selection, Robert G. Hall, Kurtis D. Reitsma

SDSU Extension Circulars

Selecting a hybrid is one of the most important decisions a producer makes. Hybrid selection should consider yield, maturity resistance to disease and insect pests, and other traits important to individual production systems.

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Cover Page May 2009

Cover Page

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

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Descriptive Anatomy And Evolutionary Patterns Of Anatomical Diversification In Adenia (Passifloraceae), David J. Hearn May 2009

Descriptive Anatomy And Evolutionary Patterns Of Anatomical Diversification In Adenia (Passifloraceae), David J. Hearn

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

To understand evolutionary patterns and processes that account for anatomical diversity in relation to ecology and life form diversity, anatomy of storage roots and stems of the genus Adenia (Passifloraceae) were analyzed using an explicit phylogenetic context. Over 65,000 measurements are reported for 47 quantitative and qualitative traits from 58 species in the genus. Vestiges of lianous ancestry were apparent throughout the group, as treelets and lianous taxa alike share relatively short, often wide, vessel elements with simple, transverse perforation plates, and alternate lateral wall pitting; fibriform vessel elements, tracheids associated with vessels, and libriform fibers as additional tracheary elements; …

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List Of Reviewers May 2009

List Of Reviewers

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

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Non-Random Vessel Distribution In Woods: Patterns, Modes, Diversity, Correlations, Sherwin Carlquist May 2009

Non-Random Vessel Distribution In Woods: Patterns, Modes, Diversity, Correlations, Sherwin Carlquist

Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Floristic Botany

Vessel grouping is a form of non-random distribution that becomes functionally valuable when the background consists of non-conductive imperforate tracheary elements (fiber-tracheids and libriform fibers); ungrouped vessels, randomly placed, often occur in an all-tracheid background. Types of vessel grouping are described and illustrated: diagonal, tangential, radial, median radial bands, and growth rings. Other non-random distributions considered include degrees and kinds of cable construction, patchy vessel distributions, vessel displacement related to succulence, and patterns involving successive cambia. Non-random vessel distributions inevitably involve non-random placement of imperforate tracheary elements, so that a parallel set of mechanical adaptations is often simultaneously achieved. Correlations …

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Gladys L. Benerd School Of Education Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific May 2009

Gladys L. Benerd School Of Education Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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Eberhardt School Of Business Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific May 2009

Eberhardt School Of Business Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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School Of Engineering And Computer Science Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific May 2009

School Of Engineering And Computer Science Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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School Of International Studies Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific May 2009

School Of International Studies Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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Thomas J. Long School Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific May 2009

Thomas J. Long School Of Pharmacy And Health Sciences Diploma And Hooding Ceremony, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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University Of The Pacific Commencement, University Of The Pacific May 2009

University Of The Pacific Commencement, University Of The Pacific

Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

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