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Interview With Kathleen A. Saadat, Cameron Chambers

Black United Front Oral History Project

Interview with Kathleen Saadat by Cameron Chambers on March 2, 2010 in Portland, Oregon.

Kathleen discusses how her family provided her with a tradition of camaraderie, social justice advocacy, and education. She also emphasizes how her diverse friendships and relationships opened her up to perspectives that had a great effect on her.

Report: The Illinois State University Faculty-Staff Newsletter, March 2, 2010, Illinois State University

Illinois State University Report (1966-2012)

Illinois State University bi-weekly employee newsletter.

Part I: Evaluation Of Student Assessment Of Learning Gains (Salg)In Two Different Biology 100 Classes Part 2: What Biology Concepts Are Important In General Education?: Analysis Of Seventeen Core Concepts, Jessica Marie Rosenvall Howelle

Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this two-part study is to examine how to improve introductory level non-majors biology courses to improve student attitude and learning gains in the sciences. The first part of this study examines the collective effect of three different pedagogies (service learning, concept mapping and guest lectures) on student attitude and learning gains in a freshman, non-majors biology course. Two classes, one with the three pedagogies, and one without, were compared. Data were collected from two classes in Fall 2008 (one treatment and one control) and two similar classes replicated in Fall 2009. Learning and attitude gains were measured …

Uab Clinical Laboratory Program Anticipates Boom In Career Opportunities, Staff

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The Daily Egyptian, March 02, 2010, Daily Egyptian Staff

March 2010

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Adverse Outcome Pathways And Ecological Risk Assessment: Bridging To Population-Level Effects, Vincent J. Kramer, Matthew A. Etterson, Markus Hecker, Cheryl A. Murphy, Guritno Roesijadi, Daniel J. Spade, Julann A. Spromberg, Magnus Wang, Gerald T. Ankley

United States Environmental Protection Agency: Publications

Maintaining the viability of populations of plants and animals is a key focus for environmental regulation. Population-level responses integrate the cumulative effects of chemical stressors on individuals as those individuals interact with and are affected by their conspecifics, competitors, predators, prey, habitat, and other biotic and abiotic factors. Models of population-level effects of contaminants can integrate information from lower levels of biological organization and feed that information into higher-level community and ecosystem models. As individual-level endpoints are used to predict population responses, this requires that biological responses at lower levels of organization be translated into a form that is usable …

The Hilltop 3-2-2010, Hilltop Staff

The Hilltop: 2000 - 2010

No abstract provided.

The Bg News March 2, 2010, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. March 2, 2010. Volume 100-Issue 110.

Unldigital Commons: Your Institutional Repository, Paul Royster

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries: Presentations

An Institutional Repository is an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating —in digital form —the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution.
There are > 900 worldwide, > 150 in USA, including: ...
UNL's ranks 2nd, with more than 39,000 documents.
UNL Participants include [100 names]
There are some whole departments/centers that we have been authorized to collect & upload.
Who has the most articles ?
Who gets the most downloads ?
Downloads: •3.6 million since 2006; •1.5 million in past 12 months; •Current average = 5,000 /day; •Average article = 5 times/month; •to 150+ countries worldwide (25% of …

March 2, 2010, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

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Three-Dimensional Structure Of Tropism-Switching Bordetella Bacteriophage, Wei Dai, Asher Hodes, Wong H Hui, Mari Gingery, Jeff F Miller, Z Hong Zhou

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Bacteriophage BPP-1, which infects Bordetella species, can switch its specificity by mutations to the ligand-binding surface of its major tropism-determinant protein, Mtd. This targeted mutagenesis results from the activity of a phage-encoded diversity-generating retroelement. Purified Mtd binds its receptor with low affinity, yet BPP-1 binding and infection of Bordettella cells are efficient because of high-avidity binding between phage-associated Mtd and its receptor. Here, using an integrative approach of three-dimensional (3D) structural analyses of the entire phage by cryo-electron tomography and single-prticle cryo-electron microscopy, we provide direct localization of Mtd in the phage and the structural basis of the high-avidity binding …

The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University

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The Current Volume 20 : Issue 24, Nova Southeastern University

Student Newspapers

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Invasion Of The Honeysuckle, Courtney Masterson

JCCC Honors Journal

Focusing on invasive plants, we find many examples of highly destructive species throughout the United States. These plants, when left unfettered, can slowly dominate an ecosystem, out-competing all of the native botanical species. A community in which all individuals are the same, a monoculture, is very susceptible to predators and diseases. The members of the invasive species also compete with each other for the resources. The more diverse the life is in an ecosystem, the smaller the chance is that the community will be destroyed by the loss of a single species.

This paper fulfilled C. Masterson's Honor Contract for …

The Land's Liver, Christina Turner

JCCC Honors Journal

Economic progress seems to consistently come with a steep price tag. The Industrial Revolution was birthed in the 1800’s, and as a result manufacturing, mining, transport, as well as other industries within our system systematically tainted viable water sources, contaminated soil, and increased greenhouse gases that include, but are not limited to, carbon dioxide and methane. By 1889 the first sewage treatment plant was installed at Washington D.C., but there were still a very small number of laws that were enacted in order to regulate the mounting amount of industrial waste. Not until 1970, almost 20 years after the fiery …

Laetoli Footprints Preserve Earliest Direct Evidence Of Human-Like Bipedalism, D. A. Raichlen, A. D. Gordon, W. E. H. Harcourt-Smith, A. D. Foster, W R. Haas

Osteopathic Medicine, Jerry M. Wallace School of

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Interpretive Programs For Natural Resource Interpretation At Glacier Point, Yosemite National Park, California, Shannon Brianne Glendenning

Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences

This guide to Natural Resource Interpretation in the Glacier Point Region of Yosemite National Park, California was developed over three summers of research and implementation. The range of programs developed to inform the public about the regional and local natural resources are: formal, semi-formal, ranger led hikes and walks, activity based programs, and informal visitor contacts. The programs were designed to inform park visitors about the natural, social, and historical resources in the region. The overall objective is to connect the visitors with the marvels and wonders of the natural resources at Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park, California. This …

Farmers' Attitudes Towards On-Farm Cultivation Of Indigenous Fruit Trees In Adwari Sub-County, Lira District, Uganda, Jacob Godfrey Agea, Joseph Obua, Daniel Waiswa, Clement Akais Okia, J. B. L. Okullo

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

This study was conducted in Adwari sub-county, Lira district to (i) determine the conservation status and threats to indigenous fruit trees (IFTs), (ii) assess farmers’ attitudes towards IFT cultivation, (iii) documents local knowledge on propagation and management of IFTs, and (iv) identify opportunities and constraints to promotion of IFTs cultivation. Semi-structured questionnaires were administered to a total of 120 randomly selected respondents. MINITAB statistical package was used to analyze the data. Logistic regression analysis was performed to show the influence of socio-economic characteristics on farmers’ towards their attitudes to plant IFTs. The population of IFTs was found to be generally …

Preliminary Survey Of Medicinal Plants Used In Treatment Of Animal Trypanosomosis In Kaduna State, Nigeria, V. A. Maikai, U. Abubakar, A. A. Salman, T. N. Inuwa

Ethnobotanical Leaflets

A preliminary survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of animal trypanosomiasis in Kaduna State, Nigeria, was carried out. Three hundred questionnaires were distributed and interviews were conducted with livestock owners, livestock traders, herb sellers, herdsmen and agricultural extension workers in six local government areas namely, Birnin Gwari, Kachia, Kafanchan, Makarfi, Saminaka and Soba - Zaria. Plants commonly used included Khaya senegalensis 23.3% (70), Terminalia avicennioides 16.3% (49), Ximenia americana 12.7% (38), Anona senegalensis 10.7% (32) and Azadirachta indica 9.3% (28). The parts of the plants used included leaves, fresh bark, and roots prepared by either soaking or boiling …

Combining Local- And Large-Scale Models To Predict The Distributions Of Invasive Plant Species, Chad C. Jones, Steven A. Acker, Charles B. Halpern

Botany Faculty Publications

Habitat-distribution models are increasingly used to predict the potential distributions of invasive species and to inform monitoring. However, these models assume that species are in equilibrium with the environment, which is clearly not true for most invasive species. Although this assumption is frequently acknowledged, solutions have not been adequately addressed. There are several potential methods for improving habitat-distribution models. Models that require only presence data may be more effective for invasive species, but this assumption has rarely been tested. In addition, combining modeling types to form ‘ensemble’ models may improve the accuracy of predictions. However, even with these improvements, models …

Snowflakes In Texas? Enacting Legislation To Allow For Embryo Adoption, Jodi L. Bender

Texas Wesleyan Law Review

This Comment analyzes the legal status of an embryo in Texas and suggests that Texas should enact laws that will place a frozen embryo in a unique category not as a person, but as a special kind of property deserving of extraordinary respect. Additionally, Texas should develop and enact legislation addressing the issues uniquely related to the disposition of an embryo rather than trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Part II of this paper looks at a real-life couple facing a difficult decision- choosing the disposition of their frozen embryos. Part III discusses the background and …

Cruise Foraging Of Invasive Chameleon (Chamaeleo Jacksonii Xantholophus) In Hawai’I, Travis J. Hagey, Jonathan B. Losos, Luke Harmon

Biology

We quantified the foraging behavior of the Jackson’s chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii xantholophus), an invasive insectivorous lizard species in Hawai’i. Using video taken in the field, we focused on percent time moving, moves per minute, and movement speeds. Our results supported previous findings that chameleons are ‘‘cruise foragers’’ (sensu Butler, 2005), a foraging behavior unlike almost all other species of lizards.

Selman And Kitzmiller And The Imposition Of Darwinian Orthodoxy, Robert J. D'Agostino

Brigham Young University Education and Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Food Safety Consortium Newsletter, Spring 2010, Food Safety Consortium (U.S.)

Food Safety Consortium Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Graduate, Spring-Summer 2010, Dale Bumpers College Of Agricultural, Food, And Life Sciences (University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville)

Graduate

"For alumni and friends of the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture."

Welcome To Tomorrow, Edward F. Rossomando

UCHC Articles - Research

It is always a delight to see an idea become a reality. We recognized that there was a need for a dental journal for those to publish a tentative explanation for a phenomenon, an explanation that could be used as a basis for further investigation. Early in the planning, it was necessary to address the question: Is there a need for a journal for dental hypothesis? A detailed examination of dental journals now published revealed that most if not all published research findings - this research might be in various scientific disciplines or in education but all contained results of …

Should The Concentration Of Vitamin D Be Measured In All Patients With Hypertension?, Angela Boldo, Patrick Campbell, Pooja Luthra, William B. White

UCHC Articles - Research

With mounting evidence indicating the direct effect of vitamin D on the vascular smooth muscle cell, endothelial function and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, it is clear that randomized trials of vitamin D replacement and renin and angiotensin inhibition in patients with hypertension and vitamin D deficiency are warranted. Preliminary research has shown an inverse relationship between BP and vitamin D levels, and supplementation appears promising. To that end, we have just initiated a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of vitamin D and/or a renin inhibitor on ambulatory and clinic BP in vitamin D deficient patients with hypertension (clinical trials.gov identifier …

Genetic Influences On The Dynamics Of Pain And Affect In Fibromyalgia, Howard A. Tennen, Jonathan Covault

UCHC Articles - Research

Objective The purpose of the present investigation was to determine if variation in the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) genes is associated with pain-related positive affective regulation in fibromyalgia (FM). Design Forty-six female FM patients completed an electronic diary that included daily assessments of positive affect and pain. Between- and within-person analyses were conducted with multilevel modeling. Main Outcome Measure Daily positive affect was the primary outcome measure. Results Analyses revealed a significant gene × experience interaction for COMT, such that individuals with met/met genotype experienced a greater decline in positive affect on days …

2010 March 1

Minutes

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Scorn Not The Sonnet: In Search Of Shakespeare's Law, Jeffrey G. Sherman

All Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.