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Seroprevalence Of Malarial Antibodies In Galapagos Penguins (Spheniscus Mendiculus), Jamie Lynn Palmer

Theses

Introduced diseases such as avian malaria can severely impact the health of small populations and have been the cause of species extinctions. Island species are thought to be more highly susceptible to introduced diseases. These populations have likely evolved in the absence of various pathogens making them immunologically naïve to diseases that occur regularly in mainland species. The Galapagos archipelago still preserves 95% of its species diversity known to have occurred there. The introduction of Haemosporidian parasites in the genus Plasmodium, which cause avian malaria, have had detrimental impacts on naïve populations in other island systems. Until recently, avian malarial …

Endemic Top Predator Response To Goat Eradication On Santiago Island: The Galapagos Hawk And Its Diet., Jaramillo Cruz Mari

Theses

The eradication of invasive species is becoming a common approach for the conservation of native communities around the world. The current study is one component of a long-term monitoring of the Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) before, during and after the eradication of goats (Capra hircus) on Santiago Island. As the herbivory pressure was released, we foresaw that the rapid vegetation recovery would affect the hunting success of the Galapagos Hawk on its preferred terrestrial prey. We performed a comparative study on the feeding ecology of the hawk by direct observation of prey delivered to nests pre- (1999-2000) and post-goat eradication …

Evangelist Rachel Lee

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Rachel Lee

African American Funeral Programs

Book Marker

Newman V. State Respondent's Brief Dckt. 38281

Not Reported

No abstract provided.

Wingate By Wyndham Pirate Classic Wrapup - Day One, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Athletics: Women's Basketball News (Archived)

Wingate by Wyndham Pirate Classic Wrapup - Day One. Sophomore Mauri Wells' layup with 1.7 seconds left capped a second-half comeback for the Armstrong Atlantic State University women's basketball team in a 62-60 victory over Young Harris, wrapping up the first day of action at the 2011 Wingate by Wyndham Pirate Classic at Alumni Arena. Anderson (SC) defeated Flagler, 67-50, in the first game of the day.

Divas, Linda Lister, Shane Jensen

Opera

Program listing performers and works performed

November 18, 2011 Minutes, Swosu Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

SWOSU Faculty Senate November 18, 2011 Approved Minutes

The Bg News November 18, 2011, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 18, 2011. Volume 102-Issue 39.

The Invasive Cactus Moth, Cactoblastis Cactorum: Host Plant Testing, Species Interactions, And Effects On Local Opuntia Populations, Heather Jezorek

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The invasive cactus moth, Cactoblastis cactorum, poses a threat to opunitoid cacti species of North America. The following work contains four separate studies investigating C. cactorum host plant preference and performance, predation and parastitism of C. cactorum, effects of C. cactorum on local Opuntia populations, and associational effects of host and non-host plants on C. cactorum and native Opuntia-feeding herbivores. We found that, among southwestern and Mexican opuntioid taxa, moths preferred O. engelmannii var. linguiformis and var. engelmannii for oviposition, while Consolea rubescens and O. streptacantha were superior larval hosts. Oviposition was best predicted by number of cladodes and degree …

Montana Kaimin, November 18, 2011, Students Of The University Of Montana, Missoula

Montana Kaimin, 1898-present

Student newspaper of the University of Montana, Missoula.

November 18, 2011, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Solución De Problemas: Tiempo De Discusión, Estrategias De Evasión Y Dinámicas Familiares [Problem Solving: Time Discussing, Avoidance Strategies, And Family Dynamics], Jahaira Félix Fermín, Zulma Sella-Nieves, Natalie Franceshi-Rivera, Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez

Psychology Faculty Publications

La solución de problemas forma parte de las cinco prácticas de crianza normativas en intervenciones de manejo para padres. Esta investigación busca examinar las dimensiones de tiempo invertido en la solución del problema, la calidad y cantidad de soluciones, y las estrategias de evasión utilizadas durante la discusión de problemas.

Observación Acerca De La Prácticas De Crianza Normativas En Familias Puertorriqueñas [Observations Of Normative Parenting In Puerto Rican Families], Melanie M. Domenech-Rodriguez, Natalie Franceshi-Rivera, Zulma Sella-Nieves, Jahaira Félix Fermín

Psychology Faculty Publications

El propósito de esta investigación es observar a padres y madres interactuando con sus hijos para entender prácticas de crianza normativas y poder aprender lo necesario para ofrecer programas de apoyo, adecuados al contexto familiar puertorriqueño, a aquellos padres y madres que estén teniendo retos en la crianza de sus hijos.

Developing Faculty To Provide University Students With Improved Learning Experiences, Águeda Benito, Neal A. Green, Deborah R. Popely, Phuong M. Thai-Garcia, Art T. Schneiderheinze

Higher Learning Research Communications

The article addresses the importance of incorporating faculty development as a key priority of higher education institutions. A literature review and some face-to-face and online interviews were conducted at various U.S. institutions, to identify common and best practices regarding this important matter. The article offers some ideas about what is done, and how it is done, to help faculty be ready for the challenging role they need to play: to be effective developers of a diverse student body that meets the evolving needs of industry and that utilizes technological tools that never existed before.

New Mothers And Media Use: Associations Between Blogging, Social Networking, And Maternal Well-Being, Brandon T. Mcdaniel, Sarah M. Coyne, Erin K. Holmes

Faculty Publications

Drawing on Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory and prior empirical research, the current study examines the way that blogging and social networking may impact feelings of connection and social support, which in turn could impact maternal well-being (e.g., marital functioning, parenting stress, and depression). One hundred and fifty-seven new mothers reported on their media use and various well-being variables. On average, mothers were 27 years old (SD = 5.15) and infants were 7.90 months old (SD = 5.21). All mothers had access to the Internet in their home. New mothers spent approximately 3 hours on the computer each day, with most of …

The Racial Vindication Project Of Alain Locke, Tamara Rose Haywood

Electronic Theses and Dissertations Archive

In this dissertation I argue that Alain Locke's championing of African American art and culture was not merely an end in itself but rather a part of a broader strategy to vindicate black humanity. I argue that Locke's consistent attention to culture was an intentional move to utilize culture as a site of resistance against racist ideology. This move allowed for resistance on two fronts. First, prioritizing culture over biology allowed Locke to redefine race as a sociocultural phenomenon, effectively discrediting biological conceptions of race and their inherent biological determinism that dehumanized African Americans. Second, Locke's promotion of African American …

Determination Of Isotherms Of Enantiomers On A Chiral Stationary Phase Using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography, Wade Newlin Mack Ii

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Supercritical fluids provide a robust, tunable environment with favorable transport properties and enhanced solubility. Supercritical carbon dioxide is an environmentally friendly substance that has distinct advantages to traditional solvents used in large scale chemical processing. Ibuprofen is an enantiomeric drug that has been shown to fight prostate cancer and has been used as a mild Alzheimer's disease treatment in the S conformation. Purification of high value products with decreased hazardous material consumption is accomplished by employing supercritical fluid chromatography (SFC). Large scale, single enantiomer purification of pharmaceuticals is dependent on scale-up information. Equilibrium isotherms provide the necessary information to scale-up …

2011-11-18 General Education Council Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Faculty Senate.

Faculty Senate Records

General Education Council meeting minutes from November 18, 2011.

You Look Just Like Her, Sara Tkac

Theses

You Look Just Like Her is a process-based photographic installation exploring the limitations of any one media as a means to build a complete narrative. When I discovered that little accurate information could be gleaned about my deceased mother from her collection of family photographs, I interviewed the other participants in the visual family histories. Once the stories were complete, I transformed the visual truth into a fiction of my own by using digital manipulation to become a by-proxy participant in the early years of my mother's life. In order to create an panoptic experience for the viewer, this thesis …

[ ], Megan Metté

Theses

[ ] explores the socially constructed notions surrounding a house and a home and those things that are necessary in order to feel at home in the world. As a way to process the feelings associated with being the child of a broken home, I reconfigure the rooms of various houses in an attempt to escape my reality, and enter into an ideal dream space. Both my photographic and video works explore how utopian architecture and the American dream have in some ways influenced my concept of the ideal and my process of making these dreams. In the end, the …

Consumers' Self-Image Response To Gender Portrayal In Advertising Images, Rebecca Delaney

Theses

Previous empirical research has examined the effect of advertising image idealization on self-image issues, but many of these studies neglect to take into account the effects on men. By developing an experiment to include key components from previous methods of research, the present study investigates the effects of gender portrayal in advertising images. The purpose of this study is to examine consumers' responses to the advertising stimulus, or the advertising images of gender. Inconsistent with past research, findings suggest there is less disparity between men and women's reactions after viewing gender portrayals in advertising images. It is suggested that there …

Parasocial Relationships And Social Media Usage, Christine Phelps

Theses

This study investigates the use of social networking sites by media figures, celebrities and celebrity brands and how consumers use and participate in brand communities on these sites. The concept of parasocial relationships has been applied to this medium and studied as a marketing tool to reach consumers and maintain relationships with them. Consumers' use of social networking sites, their participation with celebrity brands via social networking sites, and their feelings toward that celebrity brand and online community are explored. The relationship between consumers' time spent and usage of social networking sites is compared to factors of parasocial relationships as …

Chimes: November 18, 2011, Calvin College

Chimes

Professor Schmidt nominated for National Book Award by Jasmine Wilson

Soccer beats Carthage, Lorcas by Mark Dehaan

Sexuality series informs by Amanda Elliott

Forum explores divinity by Avery Johnson

Martian moon mission fails by Allison Schepers

The Supreme Court to take case of healthcare constitutionally by Connot Sterchi

Hot Seat with Jodi Hoekstra by Jess Koster

Letter From Patricia A. Thompson, Cpa, Chair, Aicpa Tax Executive Committee, To Chairmen Baucus And Camp, And Ranking Members Hatch And Levin, Re: Estate Tax And Gst [Generation-Skipping Transfer] Tax Provisions Should Be Made Permanent., Patricia A. Thompson, American Institute Of Certified Public Accountants. Tax Executive Committee

Association Sections, Divisions, Boards, Teams

No abstract provided.

Breakout Session Iv Notes, Robert G. Williams, C. Reid Nichols

Ocean Waves Workshop

These notes are intended as a supplement to the presentations.