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Actions Memo January 2010, Kutztown University Curriculum Committee

UCC Action Memos

No abstract provided.

A Balancing Act: Helping Students Understand The Mole Relationship For Balancing Equations, Karl Goldsmith, Matt Jaschen

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Stoichiometry can be one of the more challenging topics to teach in high school chemistry. Students often struggle until they realize the ratio from the balanced chemical equation represents mole ratios rather than the mass of each component. The activity presented here provides students with an inquiry based experience with a chemical reaction. During the activity, students seek evidence as to what the coefficients in a balanced chemical equation mean. With teacher guidance, these activities help students (1) connect chemical equations to observations, (2) gain evidence that mass ratios are not useful, and (3) understand the relationship between moles and …

Keeping It Green: Using A Compost To Improve Student Learning, Spencer Mesick, Kayla Hendrix

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

This article discusses ways in which composting might be used to mentally engage students with science content. Incorporating a compost pile in the classroom provides ample connections to future science content (e.g., conditions necessary for the life of organisms in a well running aerobic compost, what decomposition means in a biological sense, aerobic vs. anaerobic decomposition, food webs, respiration, recycling of nutrients, landfill issues, etc.). Also, reflecting the complexities of effective science teaching, the article makes clear the crucial role of the teacher during the activity. The science content and activity addressed in this article are appropriate for 9th - …

Fusion, 2010, George Washington University, William H. Beaumont Medical Research Honor Society

Fusion

No abstract provided.

Bridgewater State University Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog 2010-2011, Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater State University Catalogs, 2010-

This 2010-2011 Bridgewater State University Catalog outlines programs of study.

The rules, regulations, policies, fees and other charges, courses of study, and academic requirements that appear in this catalog were in effect at the time of its publication. Like everything else in this catalog, they are published for informational purposes only, and they do not constitute a contract between the university and any student, applicant for admission or other person.

Whether noted elsewhere in this catalog or not, the university reserves the right to change, eliminate, and add to any existing (and to introduce additional) rules, regulations, policies, fees and …

Interdisciplinary Theoretical Foundations For Literacy Teaching And Learning, Ruth Farrar, K. S. Al-Qatawneh

Elementary and Early Childhood Education Faculty Publications

This article presents an interdisciplinary approach to literacy teaching and learning. The approach views literacy as involving numerous functions, including linguistic, psychological, cognitive, social, and critical functions. Research on the teaching and learning of literacy that underlies the model is discussed first. The interdisciplinary approach is defined and discussed next. The article concludes with a discussion of conclusions and implications for literacy education.

Abstract Papers

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

A Revision Of Ganaspidium Weld, 1952 (Hymenoptera, Figitidae, Eucoilinae): New Species, Bionomics, And Distribution, Matthew L. Buffington

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The New World eucoiline genus Ganaspidium is revised. Species in this genus are parasitoids of some of the most pestiferous species of leaf-mining Agromyzidae (Diptera), including the notorious Liriomyza trifolii (Burgess). The following new species are described: Ganaspidium didionae, G. eldiablo, G. fl emingi, G. kolmaci, and G. konzaensis. Ganaspidium navajoe (Miller), comb. n., is recognized as junior synonym of G. pusillae Weld (syn. n.). Ganaspidium nigrimanus (Kieff er) and G. utilis Beardsley are removed from synonymy, and together with G. hunteri (Crawford), are now in Banacuniculus Buffington. Species of Ganaspidium are recorded from a wide geographic …

Revision Of The Genus Ambracius Stål, 1860 (Heteroptera: Miridae: Deraeocorinae: Clivinematini), With Descriptions Of Three New Species, Paulo Sérgio F Ferreia, Thomas J. Henry

USDA Systematic Entomology Laboratory

The clivinematine genus Ambracius Stál is revised and the three new species Ambracius alineae from Venezuela, A. liviae from the United States (Texas), and A. rudybuenoi from Panama are described and illustrated. The previously known species Ambracius capucinus (Reuter), A. dufouri Stál, A. mexicanus Carvalho, A. pallescens (Distant), A. rubricosus (Distant), and A. vittatus Carvalho are redescribed. A key to species is provided to aid in identification.

Achilles Pain, Stiffness, And Muscle Power Deficits: Achilles Tendinitis, Christopher C. Carcia, Robroy L. Martin, Jeff Houck, Dane K. Wukich

Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy

The Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association presents this sixth set of clinical practice guidelines on Achilles pain, stiffness, and muscle power deficits that are characteristic of Achilles Tendinitis. These clinical practice guidelines are linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). The purpose of these practice guidelines is to describe evidence-based orthopaedic physical therapy clinical practice and provide recommendations for (1) examination and diagnostic classification based on body functions and body structures, activity limitations, and participation restrictions, (2) interventions provided by physical therapists, (3) and assessment of outcome for common musculoskeletal disorders.

Articulations 2010, Som School Of Osteopathic Medicine, Umdnj University Of Medicine And Dentistry Of Nj

Yearbooks

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Osteopathic Medicine yearbook for the class of 2010; 104 pages.

Contents: Osteopathic Oath 1, UMDNJ-SOM Campus 2, University Affiliated Medical Centers 3, Dean's Message 4, Administration/Faculty/Staff 5, The Class of 2010 Remembers 16, Destined to be a D.O. Baby Photos 24, "Most Likely to..." Awards 33, Graduates 34, "The Next to the Last Blast" Highlights 88, Convocation and Commencement 90, Editor's Message 96.

Children's Perceptions Of An Environmental Leadership Program: Camp 2 Grow, Karla Henderson, Barry Garst, M. Deborah Bialeschki, David Santucci

Research in Outdoor Education

Nature-deficit disorder has been highlighted as a concern for today's children. Organized camps for children have traditionally been associated with nature-based opportunities. However, the role that camps have in developing an appreciation for the outdoors and environmental stewardship has not been documented. The purpose of this study was to evaluate youths' perceived connections to nature resulting from a pilot test of a leadership and environmental stewardship program (i.e., Camp 2 Grow) undertaken at organized resident camps during the summer of 2009. Qualitative analyses of personal reflection journals were used. Campers recognized through this program that having the freedom to enjoy …

Kinetic Analysis Of Prodrug Activation And Atp/Utp Substrate Preference Of Nine Human Deoxycytidine Kinase Mutants, Breanna Wentz, Jaclyn Einspahr, Michael H. Godsey

CUP Undergraduate Research

Deoxynucleoside analogues are prodrugs that canfunction as inhibitors of both viral and cellular DNA replication processes. They are important in anti-cancer therapy because they hinder DNA synthesis and cellular mitosis. Within the cell, deoxyribonucleotides are synthesized using the salvage pathways by converting the unphosphorylated nucleosides to their mono, di- and tri-phosphate forms using a phosphoryl donor: ATP or UTP. Human deoxycytidine kinase (dCK) is the first and rate-limiting enzyme in this process. The dCK protein uses nucleotide triphosphates to phosphorylate several clinically important nucleoside analogue prodrugs in addition to its natural substrates. The preferred physiological phosphoryl donor for dCK is …

Real Artificial: Tissue-Cultured Meat, Genetically Modified Farm Animals, And Fictions, Susan Mchugh

English Faculty Publications

Although touted by promoters as the cutting edge of food science, meat produced in vitro (rather than from a whole animal) is emerging more directly from developments in fine art—more specifically, from the aesthetic experiments of Australian-based artists Oron Catts and Ionat Zurr, who ask: What language do we have to describe the agency of tissue-cultured life? This essay begins to answer this question by tracing a tradition whereby bioengineered meat mediates complex environmental critiques in literary fiction over the past century, including Margaret Atwood’s exemplary novel Oryx and Crake (2003), which depicts biotech industries producing three distinct kinds of …

Rising Tide 2010/2011, Une Office Of Research And Scholarship, Timothy E. Ford, Jenna Blake Davis

Rising Tide

Research and scholarship highlights from University of New England community members. This issue highlights in particular: undergraduate research, scholarship, marine and environmental research, public health and health professions research, and biomedical and chemistry research.

2010 Scholar's Day Program, State University Of New York At Cortland

Transformations

Scholars' Day was established in 1997 and is a day-long conference devoted to showcasing the wide array of scholarship, research and creative activities occurring on campus. In 2012, a new emphasis on student research lead to a name change to Transformations: A Student Research and Creativity Conference. This event focuses on student research, which is defined as an original investigation or creative activity through the primary efforts of a student or group of students. The work should show problem-solving skills and demonstrate new conceptual outcomes.

Kappa Opioid Regulation Of Stress-Related Behavior, Erin Harshberger

McNair Scholars Journal

Anxiety disorders affect roughly 40 million American adults in a given year. Those suffering from anxiety disorders often experience additional stress-linked illnesses, such as depression. Previous research has shown that stress exposure increases levels of the endogenous neuropeptide dynorphin, which the kappa opioid system is selectively activated by. This study examined the role of the kappa opioid system in regulating stress-related behavior using the elevated plus-maze. Behavioral stress responses were examined in male Wistar rats following i.p. administration of opioid agonist U-50,488 (0 or 10 mg/kg). Subjects were pretreated with the kappa opioid antagonist norbinaltorphimine (nor-BNI) 24 hours prior to …

University Of Southern Maine Graduate Catalog 2010-2011, University Of Southern Maine

Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Climate Ready Estuaries 2012 Progress Report, United States Environmental Protection Agency

Publications

No abstract provided.

Mule Deer: A Handbook For Utah Hunters And Landowners, Dennis D. Austin

All USU Press Publications

Mule deer are a familiar sight to residents of Utah and the Intermountain West. Sportsmen hunt them, others seek a glimpse of them while hiking or camping, drivers dodge them, and homeowners sometimes delight, sometimes fret as deer visit backyards and gardens. Deer, many of which live in the towns, cities, and farms that sprawl over their historical habitat, sometimes seem ubiquitous. Useful information about them, either scientific or practical, is less widespread. In this handbook, Dennis Austin fills that need for information, offering a one-stop reference packed with up-to-date knowledge and practical advice on mule deer. Data on deer …

Earth‐Moon‐Mars Radiation Environment Module Framework, Nathan A. Schwadron, L. Townsend, K. Kozarev, M. A. Dayeh, F. Cucinotta, M. Desai, M. Golightly, D. Hassler, R. Hatcher, M. Y. Kim, A. Posner, M. Pourarsalan, Harlan E. Spence, R. K. Squier

Physics & Astronomy

[1] We are preparing to return humans to the Moon and setting the stage for exploration to Mars and beyond. However, it is unclear if long missions outside of low-Earth orbit can be accomplished with acceptable risk. The central objective of a new modeling project, the Earth-Moon-Mars Radiation Exposure Module (EMMREM), is to develop and validate a numerical module for characterizing time-dependent radiation exposure in the Earth-Moon-Mars and interplanetary space environments. EMMREM is being designed for broad use by researchers to predict radiation exposure by integrating over almost any incident particle distribution from interplanetary space. We detail here the overall …

Issn Exercise & Sport Nutrition Review: Research & Recommendations, Richard B. Kreider, Colin D. Wilborn, Lem Taylor, Bill Campbell, Anthony L. Almada, Rick Collins, Mathew Cooke, Conrad P. Earnest, Mike Greenwood, Douglas S. Kalman, Chad M. Kerksick, Susan M. Kleiner, Brian Leutholtz, Hector Lopez, Lonnie M. Lowery, Ron Mendel, Abbie Smith, Marie Spano, Robert Wildman, Darryn S. Willoughby, Tim N. Ziegenfuss, Jose Antonio

Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles

Sports nutrition is a constantly evolving field with hundreds of research papers published annually. For this reason, keeping up to date with the literature is often difficult. This paper is a five year update of the sports nutrition review article published as the lead paper to launch the JISSN in 2004 and presents a well-referenced overview of the current state of the science related to how to optimize training and athletic performance through nutrition. More specifically, this paper provides an overview of: 1.) The definitional category of ergogenic aids and dietary supplements; 2.) How dietary supplements are legally regulated; 3.) …

Nsu Oceanographic Center Course Catalog 2010-2011, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Graduate Certificates In Coastal Studies And Marine And Coastal Climate Change, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Oceanography Center Course Catalog 2010-2011, Nova Southeastern University

Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography Course Catalogs

No abstract provided.

A Resource Guide For New Hampshire Relative Caregivers, New Hampshire Department Of Health And Human Services; Division For Children, Youth And Families; Bureau Of Elderly And Adult Services; Division Of Family Assistance; Lutheran Social Services Of New England; Granite State College; Unh Cooperative Extension, New Hampshire Relatives As Parent Program

Manchester Research Group

Guide listing resources and legal and financial information for relatives caring for children in New Hampshire.

Interim Report 2010, Executive Summary Stevens Pond, Manchester, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Summary of chemical and biological data and interpretations for Stevens Pond in Manchester, N.H.

Interim Report 2010, Executive Summary Nutts Pond, Manchester, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Summary of chemical and biological data and interpretations for Nutts Pond in Manchester, N.H.

Interim Report 2010, Executive Summary Pine Island Pond, Manchester, New Hampshire Department Of Environmental Services

Manchester Research Group

Summary of chemical and biological data and interpretations for Pine Island Pond in Manchester, N.H.

Project Information Report, Engaged Scholars Academy 2010: Addressing Community Needs While Building Social Capital And Improving Organizational Wellness Through The Warmth From The Millyard Initiative, Ginger Lever, University Of New Hampshire

Manchester Research Group

Report of an academic study on the University of New Hampshire at Manchester winter clothing drive project.