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Greater Sage-Grouse Movements And Habitat Use During Winter In Central Oregon, Jennifer R. Bruce, W. Douglas Robinson, Steven L. Petersen, Richard F. Miller

Western North American Naturalist

Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) depend on sagebrush habitat for food and cover during winter, yet few sage-grouse winter ecology studies have been conducted. During January and February 2007, we monitored 22 radio-collared sage-grouse (7 females and 15 males) in central Oregon to characterize winter habitat use and movement patterns. We estimated distances traveled between locations on a weekly basis and quantified habitat characteristics at locations used by male and female sage-grouse. The birds we collared moved extensively across the landscape, using approximately 1480 km². Sagebrush canopy height in sites used by sage-grouse varied from 0.25 to …

Limited Plasticity Of Biomass Allocation In Alpine Forbs, Pikes Peak, Colorado, Michael M. Myerburg, James J. Ebersole, Lauren G. Shoemaker, M. Shane Heschel

Western North American Naturalist

Alpine plant species are thought to have limited phenotypic plasticity, but few data exist on forbs. We assessed plasticity in allocation of biomass to belowground and aboveground parts and to reproduction in 5 forb species from a 50-year-old disturbance and adjacent undisturbed areas in an alpine dry meadow. Three of the species, mostly those with variable numbers of stems per genet, increased in size in the disturbed areas. All 5 forbs showed very limited plasticity in allocation of biomass. Lack of phenotypic plasticity in these forbs may limit their ability to respond to future changes in environment.


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End Matter, Vol. 71 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Management Of Alien Invasive Insect Pest Species And Diseases Of Fruits And Vegetables: Experiences From East Africa, B. Nyambo, S. Sevgan, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Ekesi

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

The East African region is currently struggling to cope with several alien invasive insect pest species (AIS): the diamondback moth (DBM), fruit flies, Liriomyza leafminers, thrips and spider mites to name just a few. These insect pests have wide host range, are difficult to control with synthetic pesticides, and most are of quarantine status. AIS are becoming frequent pests in horticulture production systems, threat to food security, market access and rural livelihoods. The impact of these pests is aggravated by variability in climatic conditions, few taxonomic expertise for accurate and timely identification of new species, inadequate knowledge on viable alternative …

Horticultural Pest Management And The African Economy: Successes, Challenges And Opportunities In A Changing Global Environment, S. Ekesi, A. Chabi-Olaye, S. Subramanian, C. Borgemeister

All Peer-Reviewed Publications

In many African countries, horticulture is the fastest growing agricultural sub-sector contributing significantly to national incomes. Diverse vegetables, fruits and spices are grown for domestic and export markets. Horticultural exports in Africa has increased by more than 50% in recent years and currently contributes >20% of agricultural exports by volume and income generation. Despite the growth, production has not kept pace with increasing demand due largely to biotic constraints attributed to arthropod pests. Agricultural research aimed at reducing insect pest damage can lead to increased horticultural production and improved rural livelihoods. icipe in collaboration with National Agricultural Research and Extension …

October 31, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - October 30, 2011, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the October 30, 2011 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter, Watercooler

Contents Include

• Invest in Your Health, Enter to Win an iPad 2 at USA's Benefits Fair

• USA College of Medicine Welcomes Dr. Mohammad Amin Frotan

• November Med School Café - “Lumps, Bumps, and Rashes Seen in Primary Care”

• Snapshots: USA Children's & Women's Halloween Costume Contest

• USA Physicians Group Open House a Success

• Next Week's DSS - Dr. Tetsuji Miura

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, October 30, 2011, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2011

No abstract provided.

Individual Differences In Participations Of A Brand Community: A Validation Of The Goal-Directed Behavior Model, Badri Munir Sukoco

The South East Asian Journal of Management

Previous studies have been neglected the behavior of the owners who are non-members when discussing brand community (BC), even though they are substantially larger. This study purposely discuss what are the differences between the two by using model of goal directed behavior (MGB) and uses the findings as a way to recruit non-members in BC activities. This study also proposes some refinements to the original concept of MGB. This survey-based study, conducted with 201 active members and 226 non-members of a motor club in Indonesia, employs structural equation modeling methodology which supports the proposed model. The findings suggest that non-members …

Letters To The Editor

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Letters to the Editor for Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 8, Number 1, 1990.

Book Review: Biologic Psychiatry For The Biologist, John P. Seibyl, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY: THE THIRD GENERATION OF PROGRESS

Edited by Herbert Y. Meltzer, M.D .New York, Raven Press, 1987

1824 pages, $160.00

Exploring Frontal Lobe Dysfunction In Schizophrenia With Positron Emission Tomography, Donald P. Hall, Jr., M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Frontal lobe dysfunction in schizophrenic pa tients has been highly suspected for many years. Many psychiatrists and patients, however, are awaiting solid proof of a biological manifestation of this disease. While positron emission tomography does not uniformly demonstrate such a manifestation, it does demonstrate a prefrontal cortex deficit in most reported studies. Further, a localization of the attention deficit of schizophrenia, in the prefrontal cortex, is strongly suggested by some studies.

INTRODUCTION

Positron emission tomography (PET) has enabled investigators in modern clinical psychiatry to demonstrate that schizophrenia is, at least in part, a frontal lobe disorder. PET studies of many …

Enhancing The Utility Of The Dexamethasone Suppression Test: A Chart Review And Application Of Bayes' Theorem, Scott B. Patten, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

The dexamethasone suppression test (DST) is the most extensively studied biological test in psychiatry. Despite this, its role in the diagnostic assessment of psychiatric patients remains controversial. Shortcomings of the test include limited sensitivity (45%) and limited specificity (75-80%) (1). The DST has many proposed uses, including the differentiation of endogenous from non-endogenous depressions, helping to decide when maintenance medications may be withdrawn, and as a diagnostic test for major depression. This paper is concerned with the latter use only, that is, the ability of the DST to function as a useful diagnostic test for major depression.

The significance of …

Postpartum Depression In A Caretaking Grandmother: Case Report, Valerie D. Raskin, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

Postpartum depression has only recently been understood to affect individuals other than the biological mother (1). In such cases, postpartum depression has been attributed to the enormous psychological and social stress of the caretaking role, with its demands to nurture in the face of what may be the sense of having been insufficiently nurtured oneself (2). A growing number of grandparents, especially maternal grandmothers, are being asked to serve as primary caretakers for their grandchildren, due to circumstances which include adolescent childbearing, single parent families and substance abuse. A case report of a new grandmother with significant caretaking functions who …

Treating Dual Diagnosis Patients: Challenges And Opportunities, Robert H. Howland, M.D.

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

The use and abuse of drugs and alcohol have recently gained greater attention both from the public and the medical profession. Despite increasing cognizance of its unfortunate consequences, substance use has become a more pervasive element of contemporary society. As substance abuse has come to affect more segments of the population, it is not surprising that this problem also has affected the mentally ill. Awareness of the mentally ill substance abuser has grown, although this population has not been well studied or well served by the mental health system. These dually diagnosed patients often are depicted as the square pegs …

Special Article: One Resident's Perspective On A Different Style Of Psychopharmacological Practice, Michael Amiel, M.D., Docteur J.P. Blayac

Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry

This article provides a comparison of psychopharmacological practices in the U.S. and France. The prescription as well as proscription of various classes of psychotropic drugs are considered. Even though the general guidelines of psychopharmacological practice remain the same, the details vary considerably and are determined especially by commercial factors.

INTRODUCTION

Though a comparison of current clinical psychopharmacological practices in France and the U.S. is an unaddressed topic, these contrasts may be quite striking to an American-trained psychiatrist. The following observations are based on my two month inpatient experience as a fourth-year psychiatric resident at a public psychiatric institution located in …

10-28-2011 Swosu Biology Group Helps With Oklahoma Bioblitz, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

THE BARK ARCHIVE 2011

The SWOSU Department of Biological Sciences took a team of 17 students, friends and faculty to assist with the recent 11th annual Oklahoma BioBlitz at the Chickasaw National Recreation Area in Sulphur.

Promoting Land Conservation In The Coastal Watershed Through Local Faces, Special Places, Brian Hart

PREP Reports & Publications

The Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership provided nearly $3,300.00 to support the Southeast Land Trust of New Hampshire’s (SELTNH) promotion of donated conservation easements in the coastal watershed of Rockingham County. The Southeast Land Trust produced three short web-friendly videos, explaining land conservation from the perspective of a tree farmer, vineyard owner, and a community leader. In addition, the Land Trust hosted two workshops in Kingston and Epping for landowners interested in learning more about the tax and financial benefits of land conservation. Workshop invitations were mailed to more than 1,200 current use landowners within the region. Twenty-two landowners attended the …

Chronic Fluid Flow Is An Environmental Modifier Of Renal Epithelial Function, Andrew Resnick

Physics Faculty Publications

Although solitary or sensory cilia are present in most cells of the body and their existence has been known since the sixties, very little is been known about their functions. One suspected function is fluid flow sensing- physical bending of cilia produces an influx of Ca++, which can then result in a variety of activated signaling pathways. Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD) is a progressive disease, typically appearing in the 5th decade of life and is one of the most common monogenetic inherited human diseases, affecting approximately 600,000 people in the United States. Because ADPKD is a slowly progressing …

The Tiger Vol. 106 Issue 8 2011-10-28, Clemson University

Tiger Newspapers

No abstract provided.

Mr. And Ms. Uab 2011 Finalists Announced, Shannon Thomason

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: October 28, 2011, Eastern Illinois University

October

No abstract provided.

Florida Sentinel Bulletin, October 28, 2011, Gwen Hayes

Florida Sentinel Bulletin Collection

The October 28, 2011, issue of the Florida Sentinel Bulletin.

Volume Cxxix, Number 7, October 28, 2011, Lawrence University

The Lawrentian

No abstract provided.

Minutes Of Graduate College Curriculum Committee, October 28, 2011, University Of Northern Iowa. Graduate College Curriculum Committee.

Minutes - Graduate Curriculum Committee

Minutes of the committee that oversees the development of the curriculum of the University of Northern Iowa Graduate College.

The Daily Gamecock, Friday, October 28, 2011, University Of South Carolina, Office Of Student Media

October

No abstract provided.

The Parthenon, October 28, 2011 , Kristin Steele

The Parthenon

The Parthenon, Marshall University’s student newspaper, is published by students Monday through Friday during the regular semester and weekly Thursday during the summer. The editorial staff is responsible for the news and the editorial content.

Chimes: October 28, 2011, Calvin College

Chimes

Calvin Music Festival showcases variety of talents by Tyler Slamkowski

'Stewards' reach out to local watershed by Libby Stille

Networking event 'roasts' Byker by Amanda Elliott

Gadhafi's death investigated by Christine Bennett

'Fotografia', a journey of sound by Jonathan Hielkma

These girls just won't stop by Jon Breems

Verkaik closing in on records by Mark Dehaan

Characterization Of Street Food Consumption In Palermo: Possible Effects On Health, Silvio Buscemi, Annamaria Barile, Vincenza Maniaci, John A. Batsis

Dartmouth Scholarship

Background: Street Food (SF) consists of out-of-home food consumption and has old, historical roots with complex social-economic and cultural implications. Despite the emergence of modern fast food, traditional SF persists worldwide, but the relationship of SF consumption with overall health, well-being, and obesity is unknown.

Methods: This is an observational, cross-sectional study. The study was performed in Palermo, the largest town of Sicily, Italy. Two groups were identified: consumers of SF (n = 687) and conventional restaurant food (RES) consumers (n = 315). Study subjects answered a questionnaire concerning their health conditions, nutritional preferences, frequency of consumption of SF and …

Shaping Topographies Of Home: A Political Ecology Of Migration, Carylanna Kathryn Taylor

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Even from afar, transnational migrants influence how their households and communities of origin use natural resources. This study depicts the circulation of people, funds, and ideas within transnational families that extend from a Honduran village to the United States. Developing a "political ecology of migration" approach, I show how these circulations can reshape resource use practices and the socio-economic and bio-physical topographies of emigrants' former homes. The project advances anthropological thought by linking rich literatures on political ecology and transnationalism through a multi-method ethnography of transnational families. The study is also relevant to emigrants, community members, and practitioners interested in …