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Student Newsletter, December 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Student Newsletter, University of Arkansas First Year Experience

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Go! Green Outreach, Winter 2011, University Of Arkansas, Fayetteville. Division Of University Advancement

Go! Green Outreach

"Sharing sustainability news, efforts, and ideas with the people of campus" --cover image

December 2011: Volume 1 Issue 2, Dacus Library

Dacus Developments

Inside this Issue:

Christmas
Friends of Dacus Library Endowment
Dacus Library of Winthrop University
Dacus Library Benefactor Dorothy M. Medlin

Neuronal Growth Cone Retraction Relies Upon Proneurotrophin Receptor Signaling Through Rac, Richard E. Mains, Betty A. Eipper

UCHC Articles - Research

Growth of axons and dendrites is a dynamic process that involves guidance molecules, adhesion proteins, and neurotrophic factors. Although neurite extension during development has been extensively studied, the intracellular mechanisms that mediate neurite retraction are poorly understood. Here, we show that the proneurotrophin, proNGF, induces acute collapse of growth cones of cultured hippocampal neurons. This retraction is initiated by an interaction between p75^NTR and the sortilin family member, SorCS2 (sortilin-related VPS10 domain containing receptor 2). Binding of proNGF to the p75^NTR-SorCS2 complex induced growth cone retraction by initiating the dissociation of the guanine-nucleotide exchange factor Trio from …

Dedication

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

In the spring of 2011, Fordham University and the Schools of Business sustained a deep loss with the passing of Patricia P. Ramsey, Ph.D. Pat joined Fordham in 1981. During her distinguished career, she received myriad accolades, including an outstanding teacher of the year award and a United Student Government faculty award. She was co-author of two major books: Business Statistics for Quality and Productivity (Prentice Hall, 1995) and Applied Statistics for Engineers and Scientists (Prentice Hall, 2001).

Pat served in a number of important administrative roles at both the Gabelli School of Business and the Graduate School of Business …

Fund-Management Gender Composition: The Impact On Risk And Performance Of Mutual Funds And Hedge Funds, Angela Luongo

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

This paper examines gender differences in fund managers’ risk tolerance and performance. We explore these differences in both the universe of U.S. mutual funds and hedge funds using risk and performance metrics that cover one-year, three-year, and five-year horizons. We find that funds managed by women outperform those managed by men with less risky portfolios. The outperformance persists after adjusting for risk. Overall, the results indicate that female fund managers are severely underrepresented despite their quality performance. A workgroup comprised more equally of male and female managers is likely to lead to greater stability in the financial markets due to …

About The Graduate School Of Business Administration

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

Fordham University’s Graduate School of Business Administration (GBA) offers a dynamic educational experience in New York City with access to renowned faculty, a diverse business community, an international student body, and an extensive alumni network. Founded in the Jesuit tradition of excellence in education, intellectual vigor, and ethical conduct, GBA is dedicated to being an institution of global distinction. Our mission is to educate business professionals and equip them to manage effectively in a range of leadership roles.

Abstracts Of Previous Student Research Papers

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

Abstracts of Previous Student Research Papers

List Of Thesis Titles And Authors Since 2003

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

List of Thesis Titles and Authors Since 2003

The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status And Emotional Gratification For Consumers Who Purchase Overtly Branded (Overtly Designer) Goods, Sarah Siracusa

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

When examining the reasoning behind a consumer’s choice of luxury purchase, we rely largely on consumer psychology. One important psychological factor is the concept of needs. Consumers of different socioeconomic backgrounds have different needs, thus influencing what they choose to purchase. While past research has focused on intrinsic and extrinsic aspirations, and the relationship between aspiration and luxury brand preference in predicting luxury consumption, there has not yet been a study conducted focusing on the relationship between socioeconomic status and emotional gratification of purchasing overtly branded (overtly designer) goods in America. After surveying participants in three socioeconomic income groups, it …

Submission Guidelines

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

Submission Guidelines

Countering Counterfeits: An Investigation Of Message-Frame And Message-Focus Effects On Persuasion, Caroline Dahlgren

Fordham Business Student Research Journal

The prevalence of counterfeit products throughout the world has greatly increased over the course of the past two decades. These goods span a wide array of industries and vary greatly in quality, aesthetics, and price. There have been reports of counterfeits in nearly every sector of the economy; counterfeit goods include airline parts, dry wall, handbags, pharmaceuticals, and baby food (International Chamber of Commerce, 2008). Each industry engages in its own battle with these products and counterfeiters, in hopes of protecting its intellectual property, consumers, and its bottom line. The roots of the counterfeiting industry are deeply intertwined with various …

Point Of Intersection: Arts Participation, Art Appreciation, And Community Cultural Development, Della Marie Cheek

Graduate Theses

This thesis is culled from my engaged perspective as writer, recipient, and coordinator of South Carolina Arts Commission's (SCAC) Statewide Arts Participation Initiative (SAPI) grant, which was funded through the Wallace Foundation, and from my simultaneous engaged perspective of developing and teaching Clinton Junior College's (CJC) first offering of academic course ART101: Art Appreciation.

Institutionalization, Investment Adviser Regulation, And The Hedge Fund Problem, Anita Krug

All Faculty Scholarship

This Article contends that more effective regulation of investment advisers could be achieved by recognizing that the growth of hedge funds, private equity funds, and other private funds in recent decades is a manifestation of institutionalization in the investment advisory context. That is, investment advisers today commonly advise these “institutions,” which have supplanted other, smaller investors as advisory clients. However, the federal securities statute governing investment advisers, the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, does not address the role of private funds as institutions that now intermediate those smaller investors’ relationships to investment advisers. Consistent with that failure, investment adviser regulation …

What Are The Effects Of Raw Vs. Pasteurized Milk Consumption On Growth Rate And Fertility In A Colony Of Mice?, Kari Sholing, Lindsay Ganong, Amy Olson

Nutrition Student Work

Interest in consuming unprocessed foods has led to assumptions that raw milk has health benefits over pasteurized milk. This study was designed to evaluate the belief that raw milk is nutritionally superior. Eighteen mice were randomly assigned to one of two groups: raw milk or pasteurized milk. Mice were grouped into breeding trios and given a fresh supply of milk every four hours between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. for 55 days. Milk consumption was tracked at each feeding by measuring the amount of milk that was provided and the amount of milk that was left from the previous feeding. …

Primetimes Newsletter, Winter 2011, Office Of Lifespan Studies

PrimeTimes Newsletter

PrimeTimes is the newsletter of the Office of Lifespan Studies in the College of Science at Coastal Carolina University.

Adaptive Management Of Bull Trout Populations In The Lemhi Basin, Andrew J. Tyre, James T. Peterson, Sarah J. Converse, Tiffany Bogich, Damien Miller, Max Post Van Der Burg, Carmen Thomas, Ralph Thompson, Jeri Wood, Donna C. Brewer, Michael C. Runge

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The bull trout Salvelinus confluentus, a stream-living salmonid distributed in drainages of the northwestern United States, is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act because of rangewide declines. One proposed recovery action is the reconnection of tributaries in the Lemhi Basin. Past water use policies in this core area disconnected headwater spawning sites from downstream habitat and have led to the loss of migratory life history forms. We developed an adaptive management framework to analyze which types of streams should be prioritized for reconnection under a proposed Habitat Conservation Plan. We developed a Stochastic Dynamic Program that identified optimal …

Monascus Pigment Production By Solid-State Fermentation With Corn Cob Substrate, Palanivel Velmurugan, Hyun Hur, Vellingiri Balachandar, Seralathan Kamala-Kannan, Kui-Jae Lee, Sang-Myung Lee, Jong-Chan Chae, Patrick Shea, Byung-Taek Oh

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Natural pigments are an important alternative to potentially harmful synthetic dyes. We investigated the feasibility of corn cob powder as a substrate for production of pigments by Monascus purpureus KACC 42430 in solid-state fermentation. A pigment yield of 25.42 OD Units/gram of dry fermented substrate was achieved with corn cob powder and optimized process parameters, including 60% (w/w) initial moisture content, incubation at 30°C, inoculation with 4 mL of spores/gram of dry substrate, and an incubation period of 7 days. Pigment yield using corn cobs greatly exceeded those of most other agricultural waste substrates. The pigments were stable at acidic …

Characterizing The Performance Of Ecosystem Models Across Time Scales: A Spectral Analysis Of The North American Carbon Program Site-Level Synthesis, Michael C. Dietze, Rodrigo Vargas, Andrew D. Richardson, Paul C. Stoy, Alan G. Barr, Ryan S. Anderson, M. Altaf Arain, Ian T. Baker, T. Andrew Black, Jing M. Chen, Philippe Ciais, Lawrence B. Flanagan, Christopher M. Gough, Robert F. Grant, David Hollinger, R. Cesar Izaurralde, Christopher J. Kucharik, Peter Lafleur, Shugang Liu, Erandathie Lokupitiya, Yiqi Luo, J. William Munger, Changhui Peng, Benjamin Poulter, David T. Price, Daniel M. Ricciuto, William J. Riley, Alok Kumar Sahoo, Kevin Schaefer, Andrew E. Suyker, Hanqin Tian, Christina Tonitto, Hans Verbeeck, Shashi B. Verma, Weifeng Wang, Ensheng Weng

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

Ecosystem models are important tools for diagnosing the carbon cycle and projecting its behavior across space and time. Despite the fact that ecosystems respond to drivers at multiple time scales, most assessments of model performance do not discriminate different time scales. Spectral methods, such as wavelet analyses, present an alternative approach that enables the identification of the dominant time scales contributing to model performance in the frequency domain. In this study we used wavelet analyses to synthesize the performance of 21 ecosystem models at 9 eddy covariance towers as part of the North American Carbon Program’s site-level intercomparison. This study …

Heritable Choice Of Colony Size In Cliff Swallows: Does Experience Trump Genetics In Older Birds?, Erin A. Roche, Charles R. Brown, Mary Bomberger Brown

School of Natural Resources: Faculty Publications

The variation in breeding colony size seen in populations of most colonial birds may reflect heritable choices made by individuals that are phenotypically specialized for particular social environments. Although a few studies have reported evidence for genetically based choice of group sizes in birds, we know relatively little about the extent to which animals potentially rely on experience versus innate preferences in deciding how many conspecifics to settle with at different times of their lives. We conducted a cross-fostering experiment in 1997–1998 on cliff swallows, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, in southwestern Nebraska, USA, in which some individuals were reared in colonies …

The Connection, Winter 2011, Lindenwood University

The Connection (1989-2017)

Lindenwood University alumni magazine.

Lynx Tale, Winter 2011-2012, Lindenwood University

Lynx Tale

The Lynx Tale was a Lindenwood University-Belleville student centered newspaper that informed students on upcoming events and news on campus.

Table Of Contents, Research Trends Editorial Board

Research Trends

No abstract provided.

Is Science In Your Country Declining? Or Is Your Country Becoming A Scientific Super Power, And How Quickly?, Henk F. Moed Dr, Andrew Plume Dr, M'Hamed El Aisati, Peter Berkvens

Research Trends

The first article looks at the interpretation of trends in publication counts by country.

Individual Researcher Assessment: From Newby To Expert, Judith Kamalski, Colby Riese

Research Trends

This article shows how differences in publication counts between individual researchers may say more about where they are in their scientific careers than about the quality of their research.

Reporting Back: How Do European Universities Perceive The Rankings? Global University Rankings And Their Impact, Anne-Catherine Le Calvez

Research Trends

Research Trends reports back on a meeting on global university rankings organized by the European University Association (EUA), with a focus on how European universities perceive such rankings.

Two's Company: How Scale Affects Research Groups, Matthew Richardson

Research Trends

Studies at the level of research groups show how scale may influence their performance, especially the output per individual. Such analyses provide insights into what ‘critical mass’ means for research groups, and how it relates to productivity.

The Beginning Of A Beautiful Friendship - Social Sciences Research And Industry Products, Gali Halevi

Research Trends

Co-citation has not only had an impact on research in the library and information science community, but also on inventions described in patents filed by major technological companies, especially during the past decade. Research Trends looks into this in more detail.

Did You Know?, Sarah Huggett

Research Trends

That there are nearly 3,000 papers focusing on the interpretation of data or results?

Characterization Of An S-Layer-Like Protein And Select Antimicrobial Factors Of The Novel Species Lactobacillus Coleohominis, Nicole Ann Marie Ayala

Theses & Dissertations

Lactobacilli in the vaginal tract have been reported be protective against infections with vaginal pathogenic microorganisms through the production of antimicrobial factors, competition for adherence to vaginal epithelium, and coaggregation with pathogens to aid in their clearing. In addition, the antimicrobial factors produced by certain species of lactobacilli have even been shown to interrupt the replication or alter the function of select viruses. Vaginal lactobacilli have been investigated for their antimicrobial characteristics, but little is known about the novel species L coleohominis. recently described in vaginal isolates (Nikolaitchouk et al. 2001). It was hypothesized that L coleohominis, found …