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Re-Architecting An Information/Technology Literacy Course: Breaking New Ground And Laying Foundational Pedagogies, Mardi Chalmers

LOEX Conference Proceedings 2008

The session will be separated into two sections: breaking new ground and foundational pedagogies for new course architecture. The presenter will first describe several models of course redesign and apply them specifically to redesigning an info/tech literacy course. These models go from partial to complete re-architecting, so participants would be able to fit their current information literacy course(s) into one of these models, making this session very valuable to any librarian wishing to improve information literacy (IL) instruction at their institution.

The second section will focus on pedagogies used for over a decade in the sciences, humanities and education for …

Indiana Wildlife Disease News, Vol 5, Issue 3 -- November 2010, Joe N. Caudill, Dean Zimmerman

Indiana Wildlife Disease News

Nasal bots in White-tailed Deer

Recent Changes to the Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife

Two New Wildlife Health Reporting Tools: 1) The Wildlife Health Event Reporter (WHER) website, created by Researchers in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the U.S. Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, and 2) “Outbreaks Near Me,” created by Children’s Hospital Boston researchers Clark Freifeld and John Brownstein

New Contact at National Wildlife Health Center for Central US States - Dr. LeAnn White

Midwest Wildlife Disease Update:
Two Kentucky Cows Test Positive for TB
Ohio Dairy …

A Structured Undergraduate Research Program That Trains And Prepares Students For Post-Graduate Education And Scientific Careers, Dina L. Newman, Leslie Kate Wright, Hyla C. Sweet

Presentations and other scholarship

In this paper we present a model for a structured, rigorous, undergraduate research program which has been developed and successfully implemented for six years at the School of Biological and Medical Sciences at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) for students interested in pursuing long-term independent research experiences. The Research Scholars Program (RSP) includes crucial elements of preparation, presentation, and publication into the undergraduate research experience and helps students meet the National Science Foundation’s five “Undergraduate Competencies” that are crucial for scientific literacy.

Since 2005 between five and thirteen students per year have successfully completed RSP (69 to date). Upon …

By-Laws Of The Faculty Of The School Of Medicine, School Of Medicine Faculty Senate.

Administrative Documents

No abstract provided.

On The Evidence For Species Coexistence: A Critique Of The Coexistence Program, Adam M. Siepielski, Mark A. Mcpeek

Dartmouth Scholarship

A major challenge in ecology is to understand how the millions of species on Earth are organized into biological communities. Mechanisms promoting coexistence are one such class of organizing processes, which allow multiple species to persist in the same trophic level of a given web of species interactions. If some mechanism promotes the coexistence of two or more species, each species must be able to increase when it is rare and the others are at their typical abundances; this invasibility criterion is fundamental evidence for species coexistence regardless of the mechanism. In an attempt to evaluate the level of empirical …

Parental Involvement In A New Environment: Igbo Families In Chicago And The Education Of Their Children—A Narrative Inquiry, Obiefuna Onwughalu

College of Education Theses and Dissertations

Parents, family, school and community have overlapping spheres of influence in the education of children (Epstein, 2001). Schooling isolated from the home will have significant consequences for child behavior and development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). A fact of life is that a people’s socio-political, cultural and historical life situation, context or environment, or ecological systems (Bronfenbrenner, 1977) affects their way of life.

This study seeks to understand the nature of parental engagement of Igbo families, a newer immigrant community in Chicago, in the education of their children. All immigrants are not the same, and knowing about Igbo experiences will enable scholars and …

Genomic Tools Development For Aquilegia: Construction Of A Bac-Based Physical Map, Guang-Chen Fang, Barbara P. Blackmon, David C. Henry, Margaret E. Staton, Christopher Saski, Scott A. Hodges, Jeff P. Tomkins, Hong Luo

Publications

The genus Aquilegia, consisting of approximately 70 taxa, is a member of the basal eudicot lineage, Ranuculales, which is evolutionarily intermediate between monocots and core eudicots, and represents a relatively unstudied clade in the angiosperm phylogenetic tree that bridges the gap between these two major plant groups. Aquilegia species are closely related and their distribution covers highly diverse habitats. These provide rich resources to better understand the genetic basis of adaptation to different pollinators and habitats that in turn leads to rapid speciation. To gain insights into the genome structure and facilitate gene identification, comparative genomics and whole-genome shotgun …

Ists, November 2010, Iowa Academy Of Science

ISTS Newsletter

In this issue:

--Notes and News

--Opportunities

Civil Right To Counsel: In Re Marriage Of King And The Continuing Journey, Deborah Perluss

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Preempting Justice: "Precrime" In Fiction And In Fact, Mark C. Niles

Seattle Journal for Social Justice

No abstract provided.

Parallel Versus Perpendicular Plots, R.J. Raja Yusof, R. Zainuddin, Z. Mohd Yusoff

Research Publications (2006 to 2010)

A comparison study between parallel and perpendicular (scatter plot) plot visualization techniques are addressed. Comparison discussion focuses on the disadvantage and advantages of the two techniques and a GOMS analysis of the related tasks based on a system called the PaCQ interface.

Effects Of Dietary Mannan Oligosaccharide (Mos) Supplementation In Relation To Intestinal Integrity, Microbiota, Health And Production Of Cultured Fish Species, Arkadios Dimitroglou

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

A series of investigations were conducted in order to evaluate the effect of MOS supplementation in finfish aquaculture. Fish with great potential in aquaculture industry were tested with regards to effect of dietary MOS supplementation on intestinal histology and microbiology as well as overall animal health and production. Two levels of MOS supplementation were applied 0.2% and 0.4%. Experimental fish were Atlantic salmon (Salmon salar), rainbow trout (Oncorhynchys mykiss), sole (Solea senegalensis) and gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). The results from the sea bream studies revealed that MOS supplementation may have a beneficial effect on growth performance of fish greater …

Development Of Cane Toad (Chaunus Marinus) Tadpoles In The Presence Of Intraspecific And Interspecific Competition Under Resource Limiting Conditions, November 2010, Stefan K. Wheat

Monteverde Institute: Tropical Ecology and Conservation

Increased competition between and within species of amphibians, resulting from reduced volume breeding pools, represents one facet of climate change’s impact on ecosystem dynamics that remains relatively unstudied. This study examines the effect of competition on the development of larval cane toads (Chaunus marinus) at varying levels of intraspecific and interspecific competition using Lithobates forreri as the competitor. While intraspecific competition was shown to be a significant factor affecting C. marinus growth, the effect was not significant for interspecific competition. However, survivorship was shown to be significantly lower in the presence of high interspecific competition as compared with low competition. …

Act 4: How The Land Looks (C. 30,000 Bce-1984), James Smith Allen

A Privileged Past

Act 4 of "A Privileged Past" shifts its focus from the author and his experiences to his wife, Anne Winston, and her family, especially on the high plains of Oklahoma and the Pacific shores of southern California. This woman’s parents were descended from tenacious farmers, circuit preachers, and committed teachers. Arising out of a dysfunctional family, however, Winston’s quest for control over her personal life was located in educational and professional achievement in German Studies before 1984. The dominant metaphor of this chapter concerns sight, a natural sensibility that the protagonist has sharpened over years with her acute visual memory.

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine Alters Left Ventricular Function And Activates Nuclear Factor-Kappa B (Nf-Kappab) In A Time And Dose Dependent Manner, David A. Tiangco, Sapna Halcomb, Frank A. Lattanzio Jr, Barbara Y. Hargrave

Bioelectrics Publications

3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is an illicit psychoactive drug with cardiovascular effects that have not been fully described. In the current study, we observed the effects of acute MDMA on rabbit left ventricular function. We also observed the effects of MDMA on nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) activity in cultured rat ventricular myocytes (H9c2). In the rabbit, MDMA (2 mg/kg) alone caused a significant increase in heart rate and a significant decrease in the duration of the cardiac cycle. Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) by pretreatment with L-NAME (10 mg/kg) alone caused significant dysfunction in heart rate, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure, …

Earmstrong, Armstrong Atlantic State University

Armstrong News & Publications: e-Armstrong Newsletter (Archived)

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: November 01, 2010, Eastern Illinois University

November

No abstract provided.

Dysregulation Of The Mitogen Granulin In Human Cancer Through The Mir-15/107 Microrna Gene Group, Wang-Xia Wang, Natasha Kyprianou, Xiaowei Wang, Peter T. Nelson

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Faculty Publications

Granulin (GRN) is a potent mitogen and growth factor implicated in many human cancers, but its regulation is poorly understood. Recent findings indicate that GRN is regulated strongly by the microRNA miR-107, which functionally overlaps with miR-15, miR-16, and miR-195 due to a common 5′ sequence critical for target specificity. In this study, we queried whether miR-107 and paralogs regulated GRN in human cancers. In cultured cells, anti-argonaute RNA coimmunoprecipitation with downstream microarray analyses indicates that GRN mRNA is directly targeted by numerous miR-15/107 miRNAs. We further tested this association in human tumors. MiR-15 and miR-16 are known to be …

Genetic Diversity In A Deep-Sea Harpacticoid Copepod Found Near Two Oil-Drilling Sites In The Gulf Of Mexico, Christopher S. Gregg, David W. Foltz, John W. Fleeger

Faculty Publications

Sites adjacent to (near-field) and distant from (far-field) oil-drilling platforms were sampled for harpacticoid copepods at two locations in the northern Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana, both at depths of ≈ 1100 m. The sites were located at Garden Banks Area Block 602 (GB 602) and Mississippi Canyon Area Block 292 (MC 292). Near-field sites at both locations were characterized by large numbers of a single undescribed species of harpacticoid copepod, Bathycletopsyllus sp., but this species was essentially absent from far-field sites. We sequenced a 710 bp portion of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene …

Lines And Sines Of Primate Evolution, Miriam K. Konkel, Jerilyn A. Walker, Mark A. Batzer

Faculty Publications

The primate order is a monophyletic group thought to have diverged from the Euarchonta more than 65 mya.1 Recent paleontological and molecular evolution studies place the last common ancestor of primates even earlier (≥ 85 mya).2 More than 300 extant primate species are recognized today,3, 4 clearly emphasizing their diversity and success. Our understanding of the evolution of primates and the composition of their genomes has been revolutionized within the last decade through the increasing availability and analyses of sequenced genomes. However, several aspects of primate evolution have yet to be resolved. DNA sequencing of a wider array of primate …

Development Of Microsatellites For Genetic Analyses And Population Assignment Of The Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), Claudia Husseneder, Susan P. Garner, Lane D. Foil, Kevin R. Macaluso

Faculty Publications

Cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouch) (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae), are common ectoparasites of companion animals that negatively impact their hosts directly by causing dermatitis and blood loss during feeding and indirectly through the potential transmission of disease causing agents. We isolated and characterized seven novel microsatellite loci from a partial genomic library of the cat flea enriched for di-, tri-, and tetranucleotide repeats. We screened these loci in cat fleas from two laboratory colonies and one wild-caught population collected at a temporary animal shelter (Parker coliseum) in Baton Rouge, LA. Six loci were polymorphic, with two to 15 alleles per locus and …

Monitor Newsletter November 01, 2010, Bowling Green State University

Monitor

Official Publication of Bowling Green State University for Faculty and Staff

Use Of The Family Interaction Macro-Coding System With Families Of Adolescents: Psychometric Properties Among Pediatric And Healthy Populations, Astrida S. Kaugars, Kathy Zebracki, Jessica C. Kichler, Christopher J. Fitzgerald, Rachel Neff Greenley, Ramin Alemzadeh, Grayson N. Holmbeck

Psychology Faculty Research and Publications

Objective To examine reliability and validity data for the Family Interaction Macro-coding System (FIMS) with adolescents with spina bifida (SB), adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), and healthy adolescents and their families. Methods  Sixty-eight families of children with SB, 58 families of adolescents with T1DM, and 68 families in a healthy comparison group completed family interaction tasks and self-report questionnaires. Trained coders rated family interactions using the FIMS. Results Acceptable interrater and scale reliabilities were obtained for FIMS items and subscales. Observed FIMS parental acceptance, parental behavioral control, parental psychological control, family cohesion, and family conflict scores demonstrated convergent …

The Collegian (2010-11-01), Christine Cavazos

UTB/TSC Archives - The Collegian [Newspaper]

Vol. 63, No. 11

Non-Native Salmonids Affect Amphibian Occupancy At Multiple Spatial Scales, David S. Pilliod, Blake R. Hossack, Peter F. Bahls, Evelyn L. Bull, Paul Stephen Corn, Grant Hokit, Bryce A. Maxell, James C. Munger, Aimee Wyrick

Biology Faculty Publications and Presentations

Aim The introduction of non-native species into aquatic environments has been linked with local extinctions and altered distributions of native species. We investigated the effect of non-native salmonids on the occupancy of two native amphibians, the long-toed salamander (Ambystoma macrodactylum) and Columbia spotted frog (Rana luteiventris), across three spatial scales: water bodies, small catchments and large catchments.

Location Mountain lakes at ≥ 1500 m elevation were surveyed across the northern Rocky Mountains, USA.

Methods We surveyed 2267 water bodies for amphibian occupancy (based on evidence of reproduction) and fish presence between 1986 and 2002 and modelled …

Automated Classification Of Breast Pathology Using Local Measures Of Broadband Reflectance, Ashley M. Laughney, Venkataramanan Krishnaswamy, Pilar Beatriz Garcia-Allende, Olga M. Conde, Wendy A. Wells, Keith D. Paulsen, Brian W. Pogue

Dartmouth Scholarship

We demonstrate that morphological features pertinent to a tissue's pathology may be ascertained from localized measures of broadband reflectance, with a mesoscopic resolution (100-μm lateral spot size) that permits scanning of an entire margin for residual disease. The technical aspects and optimization of a k-nearest neighbor classifier for automated diagnosis of pathologies are presented, and its efficacy is validated in 29 breast tissue specimens. When discriminating between benign and malignant pathologies, a sensitivity and specificity of 91 and 77% was achieved. Furthermore, detailed subtissue-type analysis was performed to consider how diverse pathologies influence scattering response and overall classification efficacy. The …

Sbe Notícias, Ano 5, No. 171, November 1, 2010, Marcelo A. Rasteiro, Delci K. Ishida

SBE Notícias

31 oCongresso Brasileiro de Espeleologia: 2 aCircular - SBE 41 anos - EGB comemora 33 anos doando sangue - Pesquisadores desvendam mecanismo do voo dos morcegos - Cordas Polaris (informe publicaitário) - Bodoquena - Pantanal pode ser novo geopark - Primeiro trailer do filme Sanctum - Foto do Leitor: Furna do Bom Jesus da Lapa (TO-14)

Genome Structures And Halophyte-Specific Gene Expression Of The Extremophile Thellungiella Parvula In Comparison With Thellungiella Salsuginea (Thellungiella Halophila) And Arabidopsis, Dong Ha Oh, Maheshi Dassanayake, Jeffrey S. Haas, Anna Kropornika, Chris Wright, Matilde Paino D'Urzo, Hyewon Hong, Shahjahan Ali, Alvaro Hernandez, Georgina M. Lambert, Gunsu Inan, David W. Galbraith, Ray A. Bressan, Dae Jin Yun, Jian Kang Zhu, John M. Cheeseman, Hans J. Bohnert

Faculty Publications

The genome of Thellungiella parvula, a halophytic relative of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), is being assembled using Roche-454 sequencing. Analyses of a 10-Mb scaffold revealed synteny with Arabidopsis, with recombination and inversion and an uneven distribution of repeat sequences. T. parvula genome structure and DNA sequences were compared with orthologous regions from Arabidopsis and publicly available bacterial artificial chromosome sequences from Thellungiella salsuginea (previously Thellungiella halophila). The three-way comparison of sequences, from one abiotic stress-sensitive species and two tolerant species, revealed extensive sequence conservation and microcolinearity, but grouping Thellungiella species separately from Arabidopsis. However, the T. parvula segments are distinguished from …

Assessment Of Glycoprotein Interactions With 4-[(2-Aminoethyl)Carbamoyl] Phenylboronic Acid Surfaces Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy, Jennifer Mac Alindong De Guzman, Steven A. Soper, Robin L. Mccarley

Faculty Publications

Reported here are analyses of the interactions between a select group of solution-phase glycoproteins and a unique boronic acid capture surface. The boronic acid derivative, 4-[(2-aminoethyl)carbamoyl]phenylboronic acid, AECPBA, was synthesized and then immobilized on carboxymethyl dextran surfaces using simple coupling methods. From surface plasmon resonance spectroscopy responses, it is found that model glycoproteins interact strongly with the AECPBA surface and subsequently can be readily released from the AECPBA surface using borate buffer. A striking difference between the glycoproteins fetuin and asialofetuin (desialylated fetuin), in terms of glycoprotein binding to the AECPBA surface, indicates that the interaction of glycoproteins with the …

Sex-Differences In Adiponectin Levels And Body Fat Distribution: Longitudinal Observations In Afro-Jamaicans, Michael S. Boyne, Nadia R. Bennett, Richard S. Cooper, Tamika Y. Royal-Thomas, Franklyn I. Bennett, Amy Luke, Rainford J. Wilks, Terrence E. Forrester

Faculty Publications

We longitudinally explored the relationship of body size and adiponectin levels in 393 community-dwelling Afro-Jamaicans. Adiponectin levels were greater in women, increased with age and declined with abdominal adiposity. Multivariate regression analyses suggest that subcutaneous fat in women may contribute significantly to the variance in their adiponectin levels. © 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.