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Hawk Eyes Ii: Diurnal Raptors Differ In Head Movement Strategies When Scanning From Perches, Colleen T. O'Rourke, Todd Pitlik, Melissa Mae Hoover, Esteban Fernández-Juricic

Department of Animal Sciences Faculty Publications

Background

Relatively little is known about the degree of inter-specific variability in visual scanning strategies in species with laterally placed eyes (e.g., birds). This is relevant because many species detect prey while perching; therefore, head movement behavior may be an indicator of prey detection rate, a central parameter in foraging models. We studied head movement strategies in three diurnal raptors belonging to the Accipitridae and Falconidae families.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We used behavioral recording of individuals under field and captive conditions to calculate the rate of two types of head movements and the interval between consecutive head movements. Cooper's Hawks had …

The Colby Echo (2010-09-22), Colby College

The Colby Echo

Published by the students of Colby College since 1877, The Colby Echo is the weekly, editorially independent student-run newspaper of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. Published monthly, 1877-1886; semi-monthly, 1886-1897; and weekly, during the academic year, 1898-present.

Assault And Battery On Property, Gowri Ramachandran

Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review

Both criminal and tort law seek, in part, to respond to the harm inflicted on persons' organic, human, continuous bodies, through hitting, offensive groping, rape, stabbing, gunshots, vehicular homicide, and more. But could there be such a thing as assault and battery on a person's inorganic, non-human, discontinuous body? A battery on one's prosthetic arm, on one's wheelchair, on one's cochlear implant? Even a battery on one's iPhone or computer, which some users have provocatively begun to call an "exobrain"? This Article investigates whether there is any use in employing metaphors such as "exobrain," "battery on a wheelchair," and the …

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel, Parkland College

Parkland Theatre

By Mitch Albom

Director: Thom Schnarre
Scenic and Lighting Designer: Thomas V. Korder
Costume Designer: Robert Charles Hatfield
Sound Designer: Joshua D. Stewart
Technical Director: David G. Dillman
Stage Manager: Breelyn Mehrtens*

September 22, 24, 25, 30 at 7:30pm
October 1, 2 at 7:30pm
October 3 at 3pm
Fall 2010

Produced by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

To view images from this production, visit Duck Hunter Shoots Angel (2010).

An Informal Analysis Of Career And Technical Student Organization Competitive Event Competencies Via Kolb’S Experiential Learning Theory, Mark D. Threeton, John C. Ewing, Robert W. Clark

Online Journal for Workforce Education and Development

In an effort to provide Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) advisors with additional insight on enhancing the educational experience for students, this paper examined the national contest competencies of the Health Occupations Society of America (HOSA) Veterinary Assisting Career Development Event, the national FFA Organization Floriculture Career Development Event and the SkillsUSA Automotive Service Technology Career Development Event to determine if potential exists for a holistic approach to competition preparation via the alignment with the four modes of Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle. The results indicated that preparation for competitive events in each of the respective CTSOs lend themselves to …

Agenda And Attachments, September 21, 2010

Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Teaching Calculus With Wolfram Alpha, Andrew Lang

College of Science and Engineering Faculty Research and Scholarship

This article describes the benefits and drawbacks of using Wolfram|Alpha as the platform for teaching calculus concepts in the lab setting. It is a result of our experiences designing and creating an entirely new set of labs using Wolfram|Alpha. We present the reasoning behind our transition from using a standard computer algebra system (CAS) to Wolfram|Alpha in our differential and integral calculus labs, together with the positive results from our experience. We also discuss the current limitations of Wolfram|Alpha, including a discussion on why we still use a CAS for our multivariate calculus labs.

The Daily Egyptian, September 21, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

September 2010

No abstract provided.

Digital Tools, Strategic Alliances, And The Protection Of Traditional Knowledge, B Singer, Judith Van Der Elst, J Garcia

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This white paper provides a means for indigenous peoples to communicate current information and impacts among constituents and tribal groups. These concepts are very important in understanding how these groups disseminate policy and resource utilization impacts such as energy policies related to traditional knowledge associated to generic resources. In todays society the development of Information Communication Technologies (ICT) is imminent yet, large segments of the world remain marginalized. Our contention is that peer-to-peer and inter-institutional networks can be used to connect local with global systems to close this divide. Using today virtual and digital technologies the gap can be bridged …

Biological Computation, Melanie Mitchell

Computer Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

In this article, the term biological computation refers to the proposal that living organisms themselves perform computations, and, more specifically, that the abstract ideas of information and computation may be key to understanding biology in a more unified manner. It is important to point out that the study of biological computation is typically not the focus of the field of computational biology, which applies computing tools to the solution of specific biological problems. Likewise, biological computation is distinct from the field of biologically-inspired computing, which borrows ideas from biological systems such as the brain, insect colonies, and the immune system …

The New Hampshire, Vol. 100 [101], No. 5 (Sept. 21, 2010), The New Hampshire

The New Hampshire Print Edition

An independent student produced newspaper from the University of New Hampshire. This volume was printed as 100, but it is the 101st volume in the series. This was corrected in pencil.

The Current Volume 21 : Issue 6, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Cftr From Divergent Species Respond Differently To The Channel Inhibitors Cftrinh-172, Glibenclamide, And Glyh-101, Marie Suzy Bewley

Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library

Studies of widely diverse species of a protein are a powerful tool to gain information on the structure and function of the protein. We investigated the response of human, pig, shark and killifish cystic fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR) to specific inhibitors of the channel: CFTRinh-172, GlyH-101, and glibenclamide. In several expression systems, including isolated perfusions of the rectal gland, primary cell cultures of rectal gland tubules and oocyte expression, we observed fundamental differences in the sensitivity to inhibition by these CFTR blockers. We used primarily two-electrode voltage clamping of cRNA microinjected Xenopus laevis oocytes. In oocyte studies, shark CFTR …

Epoxy Enhanced Polymer Membrane To Increase Durability Of Biosensors, Bazhang Yu, Francis Moussy

USF Patents

The present invention provides a polymer membrane enhanced with cured epoxy resin for use as the outer membrane of biosensors. The membrane includes approximately 30-80% epoxy resin adhesives, 10-60% polymer such as poly(vinyl chloride), polycarbonate and polyurethane and 0-30% plasticizers and 5-15% surface modifier reagent such as polyethylene oxide-containing block copolymers. Utilizing the polymer membrane of the present invention, a three-layered sensing element has been developed. This sensing element will be particularly useful for miniaturized biosensors used for in vitro blood measurements or for continuous in vivo monitoring such as implantable biosensors. This element includes an enzyme layer, an interference-eliminating …

The Dream Is Alive: A Study Of Selected African American Males' Success At Rowan University, Cory Boone

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to better understand why African American males struggle to obtain a four-year college degree. A secondary purpose was to analyze the Black male college students' perceptions of success in college and the roles educational leaders played in their attendance and achievement in college. This study also looked at the behavior of the African American males in college. Purposive sampling was used to select participants. Selection criteria included male, African American undergraduate and graduate students attending Rowan University during the 2009/2010 academic year who were student leaders, and doing well in the classroom. Also, selected …

2010 September 21, Faculty Senate Minutes, State Univerity Of New York College At Cortland

Minutes

Faculty Senate Minutes No. 2, September 21, 2010

Physical Interaction Between Vivid And White Collar Complex Regulates Photoadaptation In Neurospora, Chen-Hui H. Chen, Bradley S. Demay, Amy S. Gladfelter, Jay Dunlap, Jennifer J. Loros

Dartmouth Scholarship

Photoadaptation, the ability to attenuate a light response on prolonged light exposure while remaining sensitive to escalating changes in light intensity, is essential for organisms to decipher time information appropriately, yet the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In Neurospora crassa, VIVID (VVD), a small LOV domain containing blue-light photoreceptor protein, affects photoadaptation for most if not all light-responsive genes. We report that there is a physical interaction between VVD and the white collar complex (WCC), the primary blue-light photoreceptor and the transcription factor complex that initiates light-regulated transcriptional responses in Neurospora. Using two previously characterized VVD mutants, we show …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

The George-Anne

• Student Leaders Push for New Union
• Police Beat
• LEED Certification To Become Law
• (You) Need to Decide Carefully
• Competition Brings NASCAR to GSU
• GSU Drivers 'Get Pumped'
• CRI Feature: Matthew Gentry's Cycling Adventure
• Iron Eagle Challenge
• Gain New Experiences Abroad
• Sorority Recruitments Reach Record High
• Classifieds
• GSU Football Ranked No. 24 in FCS
• Eagle Teams Have Winning Weekend

The Bg News September 21, 2010, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. September 21, 2010. Volume 101-Issue 22.

Mustang Daily, September 21, 2010

Cal Poly Student Newspaper

Student newspaper of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

Understanding The Role Of Novel Gene-Environmental And Gene-Gene Interactions In The Pathogenesis Of Age Related Macular Degeneration, Juan A. Ayala-Haedo

Open Access Dissertations

The purpose of the study was to assess single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in NOS2 A, ESR1, ESR2 and MMP-2 genes that may affect the risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and may interact with environmental factors such as estrogen exposure and smoking, thereby modifying their effect on AMD. AMD is an ocular degenerative disease with known genetic and environmental factors. However, the disease risk genes identified so far account only for part of the genetic attributable risk and the role of new disease risk genes remain to be evaluated. For non-genetic risk factors, the most extensively analyzed are smoking and …

Ada News - 09/20/2010, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

The Statesman, V. 54, I. 04, Stony Brook University

Stony Brook Statesman-Sucolian

v. 54, i. 04

Current, September 20, 2010, University Of Missouri-St. Louis

Current (2010s)

No abstract provided.

September 20, 2010, James Madison University

The Breeze, 2010-2019

The Breeze is the student newspaper of James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

The Chanticleer, 2010-09-20, Coastal Carolina University

The Chanticleer Student Newspaper

The editorially independent student produced weekly newspaper of Coastal Carolina University.

Curricular Affairs Committee Minutes September 20, 2010, University Of Rhode Island Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Committee Reports and Appendices

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 20, 2010, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Education Policies Committee Report
• Honors Program Report
• Library Advisory Council Report
• Parking Committee Report
• EPC Items
• PRPC Section 402.4 - 402.13 and 405.11.4
• Draft of Summer Enrollment Committee Report 2010: Strategies for Increasing Summer Enrollment on the Utah State University

Central Florida Future, Vol. 42 No. 56, September 20, 2010

Central Florida Future

Living, learning together; In the spotlight; Student wins new car from bookstore; Chemistry professor in 14th year of cancer research.

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes September 20, 2010, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.