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Biodiversity, Water Chemistry, Physical Characteristics, And Anthropogenic Disturbance Gradients Of Sandstone Springs On The Colorado Plateau, Rebecca H. Weissinger, Dustin W. Perkins, Eric C. Dinger

Western North American Naturalist

Springs located on the Colorado Plateau are highly threatened and represent a small percentage of the landscape; yet they are disproportionately important to diverse native flora and fauna. The relationships between anthropogenic disturbance, aquatic macroinvertebrate species composition, and environmental variables at these springs have received little study. We selectively visited 40 sandstone springs in southeastern Utah and southwestern Colorado to span a range of impacts. We classified the springs into impact categories based on a spring impact score, and we measured biodiversity (aquatic macroinvertebrates), water chemistry (nutrients, dissolved O₂, pH, specific conductivity, temperature, turbidity, coliform bacteria [Escherichia …

The Bg News November 5, 2012, Bowling Green State University

BG News (Student Newspaper)

The BGSU campus student newspaper. November 5, 2012. Volume 103-Issue 34.

Ohio University Faculty Senate Minutes November 5, 2012, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Individual Differences In The Discrimination Of Novel Speech Sounds: Effects Of Sex, Temporal Processing, Musical And Cognitive Abilities, Vera Kempe, John C. Thoresen, Neil W. Kirk, Felix Schaeffler, Patricia J. Brooks

Publications and Research

This study examined whether rapid temporal auditory processing, verbal working memory capacity, non-verbal intelligence, executive functioning, musical ability and prior foreign language experience predicted how well native English speakers (N = 120) discriminated Norwegian tonal and vowel contrasts as well as a non-speech analogue of the tonal contrast and a native vowel contrast presented over noise. Results confirmed a male advantage for temporal and tonal processing, and also revealed that temporal processing was associated with both non-verbal intelligence and speech processing. In contrast, effects of musical ability on non-native speech-sound processing and of inhibitory control on vowel discrimination were not …

The Eastern Echo, November 5, 2012, Section A, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Inspiration: Examining Its Emotional Correlates And Relationship To Internalized Values, David Jennings Ii

Theses and Dissertations

The study of inspiration as a psychological construct has received little empirical attention to date. In the present dissertation, I review the empirical literature on inspiration and present a theoretical model and definition of inspiration. In two studies, I tested a Value-Congruent Model of Inspiration and my proposed definition. In Study 1 (N = 134), I explored inspiration’s emotional correlates and tested whether individuals experience greater inspiration if the inspirational content is concordant with individual meaning and values. As predicted, state inspiration was positively related to state levels of admiration, awe, and elevation, and value-congruent stimuli significantly predicted self-reported experiences …

The Eastern Echo, November 5, 2012, Section A, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

2012-11-05 Newsletter, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress newsletter for November 5, 2012.

2012-11-05 Meeting Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes for November 5, 2012.

Interrelated Processes Toward Quality Of Life In Survivors Of Childhood Cancer: A Grounded Theory, Miranda Tsonis, Janette Mcdougall, Angela Mandich, Jennifer Irwin

The Qualitative Report

Past research has not adequately addressed the quality of life (QOL) of survivors of childhood cancer. The purpose of this study was to understand how QOL is experienced for individuals who have survived childhood cancer. Specific research questions included: (a) How do childhood cancer survivors define the concept of QOL and (b) What processes do childhood cancer survivors go through regarding their QOL? Researchers used grounded theory to analyze in-depth interviews conducted with eight survivors. Survivors use a process of specific action strategies and intervening conditions to manage impacts and effects, resulting in life enjoyment, or good QOL. The identification …

Fostering Change In Organizational Culture Using A Critical Ethnographic Approach, Rosemary A. Brander, Margo Patterson, Yolande E. Chan

The Qualitative Report

Healthcare organizations are striving to meet legislated and public expectations to include patients as equal partners in their care, and research is needed to guide successful implementation and outcomes. The current research examined the meaning of customer service as related to the culture of care relationships within a Canadian hospital in southeastern Ontario. The goals were to better understand these expectations, develop shared meanings and influence cultural change from the perspective of the organization’s employees about their interactions with patients, families and work colleagues, and to generate ideas and groundswell for change. An ethnographic approach within the critical research paradigm …

Cui-Ui Reproductive Success From Potential Egg Deposition To Larval Emigration, G. Gary Scoppettone, Peter H. Rissler

Western North American Naturalist

From 1985 to 2006, we tracked cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus, survival from potential egg deposition of migrating spawners to emigrating larvae. Tahoe sucker larvae emigrated to Pyramid Lake the same time as cui-ui larvae, but cui-ui was the predominant catostomid larvae we captured. Survival of cui-ui larvae ranged from 0.46% to 21.17%, declining significantly with decreased flow and increased number of spawners (P < 0.01). Mean total length of emigrating larvae ranged from 11.5 to 12.6 mm and may have been affected by stream flow. Removal of impediments to upstream migrating cui-ui spawners, along with sufficient stream flows, may enhance early life-stage survival.


Desde 1985 hasta 2006, rastreamos la supervivencia de peces cui-ui, Chasmistes cujus,de una posible deposición de huevos de hembras migratorias a larvas emigrantes. Las larvas del pez Tahoe sucker emigraron al Lago Pirámide al mismo tiempo que …

Inundation Depth, Duration, And Temperature Influence Fremon Cottonwood (Populus Fremontii) Seedling Growth And Survival, L. C. Auchincloss, J. H. Richards, C. A. Young, M. K. Tansey

Western North American Naturalist

Fremont cottonwood (Populus fremontii) is an early successional foundation species found in riparian forest ecosystems in the North American Southwest. Along rivers, the upper limit of the seedling establishment zone depends on the proximity of seedling roots to the declining water table. The lower limit is a function of the maximum elevation of inundation or scour. Fremont cottonwood seedlings are likely to experience short-term (1- to 5-week) inundation during their first year of growth under both natural and human-influenced hydrologic regimes. Previous studies show that inundation can account for more than 70% of seedling mortality during this time. …

Salinity Of The Little Colorado River In Grand Canyon Confers Anti-Parasitic Properties On A Native Fish, David L. Ward

Western North American Naturalist

Water in the Little Colorado River within Grand Canyon is naturally high in salt (NaCl), which is known to prohibit development of external fish parasites such as Ich (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis). The naturally high salinity (>0.3%) of the Little Colorado River at baseflow may be one factor allowing survival and persistence of larval and juvenile humpback chub (Gila cypha) and other native fishes in Grand Canyon. We compared salinity readings from the Little Colorado River to those reported in the literature as being effective at removing protozoan parasites from fish. In laboratory tests, 10 juvenile roundtail …

Malformed Frogs: The Collapse Of Aquatic Ecosystems By Michael Lannoo, Rosemary A. Burk

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Front Matter, Vol. 72 No. 3

Western North American Naturalist

No abstract provided.

Health Policy & Management News, Georgia Southern University

Health Policy & Community Health: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Interorganizational Sharing

The Eastern Echo, November 5, 2012, Section A, Eastern Michigan University

EMU Student Newspaper: The Normal News & The Eastern Echo

No abstract provided.

Lanthorn, Vol. 47, No. 23, November 5, 2012, Grand Valley State University

Volume 47, July 2, 2012 - June 3, 2013

Lanthorn is Grand Valley State's student newspaper, published from 1968 to the present. The Lanthorn, Vol. 47 No. 24 is missing.

November 5, 2012, The Daily Mississippian

Daily Mississippian (all digitized issues)

No abstract provided.

Top-Down Feedback In An Hmax-Like Cortical Model Of Object Perception Based On Hierarchical Bayesian Networks And Belief Propagation, Salvador Dura-Bernal, Thomas Wennekers, Susan L. Denham

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

No abstract provided.

Cinch Furniture System, Betsy Barnhart

Theses

This thesis explores solutions to the problem young adults face when relocating on a budget. The target age range of 20 to 30 year-olds face multiple hurdles when it comes to their nomadic existence. On average this age group relocates once per year; they are a consumerist population often defining themselves by their possessions; and are often under tight budget constraints. Since nomadic cultures to the current day, relocation has allowed individuals access to better things and the essentials of life. The difference being that nomadic cultures had fewer possessions which were designed for easy packing and carrying, where as …

The Economics Of Health And Vitamin Consumption, Christiane Schroeter, Sven Anders, Andrea Carlson

Agribusiness

We estimate the impact of vitamin supplement intake, lifestyle, health indicators, food culture, and demographics on diet quality outcomes as measured by the Healthy Eating Index–2005 (HEI). Our data consists of U.S. adults who participated in the 2003–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Alternative instrumental variable estimators explicitly address issues of endogeneity and complex sample design. Our empirical analysis demonstrates that diet quality is strongly interrelated with food culture. We suggest that vitamin consumption serves as another marker for healthy eating. This finding emphasizes the need to employ economic modeling when developing public policy to reduce obesity.

Medical School Watercooler Newsletter - November 4, 2012, Lindsey Lyle

Watercooler Newsletter

This is the November 4, 2012 edition of the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine's newsletter - Watercooler.

Contents Include:

• Dr. Gil Brogdon Honored by Alabama Academy of Radiology
• USA Physicians Group Participates in Employee Benefits Fair
• USA Biomedical Library Recognized at Medical Library Association Meeting
• This Week's DSS - Dr. Sebastien Bonnet

Deafdigest: Gold Edition, November 4, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Gold 2012

No abstract provided.

Deafdigest: Blue Edition, November 4, 2012, Barry Strassler

DeafDigest Blue 2012

No abstract provided.

Newsletter, Word For The Herd, November 4-10, 2012, University Of South Florida St. Petersburg. Division Of Student Affairs

Student Life Engagement

Newsletter with information on what's happening the week of November 4-10, 2012, at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

Molecular Evolution And Phylogenetics Of Rodent Malaria Parasites, Ricardo S. Ramiro, Sarah E. Reece, Darren J. Obbard

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Library Materials

Background: Over the last 6 decades, rodent Plasmodium species have become key model systems for understanding the basic biology of malaria parasites. Cell and molecular parasitology have made much progress in identifying genes underpinning interactions between malaria parasites, hosts, and vectors. However, little attention has been paid to the evolutionary genetics of parasites, which provides context for identifying potential therapeutic targets and for understanding the selective forces shaping parasites in natural populations. Additionally, understanding the relationships between species, subspecies, and strains, is necessary to maximize the utility of rodent malaria parasites as medically important infectious disease models, and for …

The Definitive Step Out Of The Huntington’S Closet, Kenneth P. Serbin

At Risk for Huntington's Disease

No abstract provided.

Sociologists!, Michael S. Green

UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal

No abstract provided.