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Deer Wintering And Conservation Areas In Maine, Elizabeth Schneider

Atlas of Maine

This map shows the locations of deer wintering areas in comparison to areas reserved for conservation. As a reference, the counties of Maine are outlined and labeled. As can be seen from the shading, the southern and coastal areas of Maine are more heavily populated. It is interesting to note that deer wintering areas do not often overlap with conservation areas, and many deer wintering areas are found in areas of higher population.

Viewshed Analysis Of Proposed Wind Farms In Maine, Michael Stephens, Colin Cummings

Atlas of Maine

Wind energy has become a rapidly growing source of renewable electricity; world generating capacity is growing at 20-30% per year (IEA, 2008). Wind offers a fantastic opportunity for clean energy generation in Maine, and will support local community economies. However, the turbines that produce this clean energy typically stand over 250 feet tall and can be seen on their mountaintop perches for miles. Many consider them to be visually intrusive and fight to stop wind farm projects in their planning stages (Curtis, 2011). Maine has numerous wind farms already in operation, with many more in the planning and proposal stages …

Linking Farms And Food Banks In Massachusetts, Katherine Murray, Matthew Silverman

Atlas of Maine

Today farms typically grow more produce than they can sell in a season. This excess produce often goes to waste. However organizations like Boston Area Gleaners have started gleaning initiatives in which they organize volunteers to glean the excess produce from farms near Boston and deliver it to local food pantries (bostonareagleaners.org).

Gleaning initiatives such as Boston Area Gleaners can fill an important niche which reduces food waste and delivers the excess to places in need. Both farmers and food banks/pantries in Massachusetts have expressed interest in gleaning initiatives throughout the state, leading the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources to …

Watersheds On The Brink: Impervious Surface Cover In Casco Bay, Me, Elizabeth Schneider, Michael Whalen

Atlas of Maine

Casco Bay and its surrounding watersheds are threatened by increased impervious coverage in urban areas. We used ArcGIS to assign values for percent coverage by impervious surfaces to all watersheds at the HUC 12 level for the Casco Bay region in order to determine which would most benefit from management and restoration. To further pinpoint watersheds at the intermediate level of disturbance, we factored in riparian buffers of 20m around all streams and calculated percent coverage by impervious surfaces within these zones. Total impervious coverage within subwatersheds ranged from 0 to 26% with a mean of 5.7%, while cumulative impervious …

Suitable Land Cover Habitats For Elephant And Cheetah Populations, Ellie Linden

Atlas of Maine

Human influence has caused cheetah and elephant populations to become endangered, resulting in an essential demand to help conserve these African species. Scientific research has suggested that elephants favor savanna woodland and sand forest vegetation, and adjust their movement in order to avoid human interactions or unexplored areas (Druce, 2008). Elephants are threatened by habitat loss, hunting by farmers, and overexploitation through the ivory trade (Bagheera, 2012). Elephants are keystone species in their ecosystems, making them important targets for conservation efforts. Cheetahs are threatened by habitat loss, hunting by farmers, and prey decline (CCF, 2012). Cheetahs are predators in their …

Marine Worm And Molluscan Habitat On The Gulf Of Maine, Lydia Ball

Atlas of Maine

Marine worms and mollusks are important prey items for shorebirds and humans. Additionally, humans also use marine worms and mollusks as bait. This causes competition between shorebirds and humans. This map shows important habitat of marine worms and mollusks.

Predicted Lynx Habitat And Conserved Lands, Sylvia Doyle

Atlas of Maine

Lynx (Lynx Canadensis) potential habitat is merged with Maine’s conserved lands to visually display conserved lands within lynx range. Lynx potential habitat, accessed at geo.data.gov, was predicted through analysis of habitat, range limits, and sightings (Krohn et al. 1998).

Atlas Of Maine: Department Of Defense Installations And National Guard Armories, Michael Stephens

Atlas of Maine

This map displays National Guard Armories and Unclassified Department of Defense Installations in Maine. Department of Defense Installations include: naval shipyards, air stations, communication stations, and Defense Finance and Accounting annexes. The map also includes a layer for Interstate and State Highways.

Effects Of Visitation On Reid State Park In Georgetown, Me, Meagan Hennessey

Atlas of Maine

Maine State Parks are in their 77th year, providing public access to a variety of scenic views, picnicking opportunities, freshwater and saltwater swimming, hiking, camping and a variety of other activities.1 These opportunities allow individuals to experience relatively undeveloped nature and can protect habitat for a variety of wildlife. On the other hand, concentrating large amounts of people in these natural areas can lead to degradation, and should be monitored closely and managed to the greatest ability.

In 2010, Reid State Park, in Georgetown, Maine was the most visited Maine State Park for day use, with 181,149 visitors.2 The Park …

State Of Maine: Abundance Of Hospitals In Populated Areas, Dominique Kone

Atlas of Maine

This map represents the relationship between population density (people per km²) and the presence of hospitals within the state of Maine. The purpose of this map is to highlight the need for hospitals in the most populated areas.

Atlas Of Maine: Essential Seabird Habitats Of The Gulf Of Maine, Michael Whalen

Atlas of Maine

This map relates seabird nesting habitats with the biophysical regions of coastal Maine. Layers were downloaded from the Maine office of GIS. Biophysical Regions characterize geologic features, climate, soil type, and flora, all of which can affect biodiversity within the region. Seabird Nesting Islands host myriad species including Great Black-backed Gulls, Herring Gulls, Laughing Gulls, Black Guillemots, Razorbills, Atlantic Puffins, Common Terns, Arctic Terns and the critically endangered Roseate Tern. Also represented are overlapping critical habitats for Least Terns and Piping Plovers, the former of which is endangered in the state of Maine. Note that Habitat representations are enlarged for …

Report 34

UConn 2000 Reports

No abstract provided.

Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Strain-Specific And Conserved Stemness Genes In Schmidtea Mediterranea, Alissa M. Resch, Michael Horowitz, Brenton R. Graveley

UCHC Articles - Research

The planarian Schmidtea mediterranea is a powerful model organism for studying stem cell biology due to its extraordinary regenerative ability mediated by neoblasts, a population of adult somatic stem cells. Elucidation of the S. mediterranea transcriptome and the dynamics of transcript expression will increase our understanding of the gene regulatory programs that regulate stem cell function and differentiation. Here, we have used RNA-Seq to characterize the S. mediterranea transcriptome in sexual and asexual animals and in purified neoblast and differentiated cell populations. Our analysis identified many uncharacterized genes, transcripts, and alternatively spliced isoforms that are differentially expressed in a strain …

Kalirin, A Key Player In Synapse Formation, Is Implicated In Human Diseases, Prashant Mandela, Xin-Ming Ma

UCHC Articles - Research

Synapse formation is considered to be crucial for learning and memory. Understanding the underlying molecular mechanisms of synapse formation is a key to understanding learning and memory. Kalirin-7, a major isoform of Kalirin in adult rodent brain, is an essential component of mature excitatory synapses. Kalirin-7 interacts with multiple PDZ-domain-containing proteins including PSD95, spinophilin, and GluR1 through its PDZ-binding motif. In cultured hippocampal/cortical neurons, overexpression of Kalirin-7 increases spine density and spine size whereas reduction of endogenous Kalirin-7 expression decreases synapse number, and spine density. In Kalirin-7 knockout mice, spine length, synapse number, and postsynaptic density (PSD) size are decreased …

In Translation V.2:No.3 (2012:Spring), Matthew J. Cook

UCHC Articles - Research

In This Issue

CICATS Spring Update

Why CICATS is Important to Dr. Andemariam…

CICATS Welcomes New Staff

Partners Collaborate in Clinical Trial

Ykl-40 Genetic Polymorphisms And The Risk Of Liver Disease Progression In Patients With Advanced Fibrosis Due To Chronic Hepatitis C, Herbert L. Bonkovsky

UCHC Articles - Research

Abstract

Background/Aims

The aim of this study was to explore the association of a functional YKL-40 promoter polymorphism (rs4950928) with baseline disease stage, response to antiviral therapy, and risk of liver disease progression in a group of patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC).

Methods

YKL-40 promoter polymorphisms were determined in 456 HALT-C Trial patients with bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis entering a prerandomization lead-in peginterferon/ribavirin 24-week treatment phase and in 462 patients followed for a mean of 3.8 years after randomization to maintenance peginterferon or observation.

RESULTS

Mean patient age was 49.5 years, 70.4% were male, and 71.2% were Caucasian. The …

Pharmacological And Therapeutic Effects Of A3 Adenosine Receptor (A3ar) Agonists, Bruce T. Liang

UCHC Articles - Research

The G_i-coupled A₃ adenosine receptor (A₃AR) mediates anti-inflammatory, anticancer and anti-ischemic protective effects. The receptor is overexpressed in inflammatory and cancer cells, while low expression is found in normal cells, rendering the A₃AR as a potential therapeutic target. Highly selective A₃AR agonists have been synthesized and molecular recognition in the binding site has been characterized. The present review summarizes preclinical and clinical human studies demonstrating that A₃AR agonists induce specific anti-inflammatory and anticancer effects via a molecular mechanism that entails modulation of the Wnt and the NF-κB signal transduction …

Bevacizumab And Breast Cancer: What Does The Future Hold?, Christina E. Stevenson

UCHC Articles - Research

Breast cancer is a major health concern for many women, but despite the current standard therapies, many women still die of metastatic disease. Angiogenesis has been evaluated as a possible target for therapy and bevacizumab (Avastin^®, Genentech/Roche, CA, USA), a monoclonal antibody against VEGF-A, has been developed to target this. Current clinical trials utilizing bevacizumab have shown an increase in progression-free survival, but this has not translated to an increase in overall survival in breast cancer patients. In this article, we summarize the currently published trials utilizing bevacizumab in the treatment of breast cancer and describe various methods …

Right Flier: Newsletter Of The Aaup-Wsu Volume 12, Number 3, April 2012, American Association Of University Professors-Wright State University

The Right Flier Newsletter

A ten page newsletter created by the Wright State University chapter of the American Association of University Professors. The newsletter discusses topics related to the faculty.

2011-2012 Ugr Bibliography Of Ccu Student Research, Coastal Carolina University

Student Research Bibliographies

No abstract provided.

Lynx Tale, April 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.

Structural And Functional Characterization Of Two Alternative Splicing Variants Of Mouse Endothelial Cell-Specific Chemotaxis Regulator (Ecscr), Wen Wu, Chunwei Shi, Fanxin Ma, James Balducci, Hanju Huang, Hong Long Ji, Yongchang Chang, Yao Huang

Translational Neuroscience

Endothelial cells (ECs) that line the lumen of blood vessels are important players in blood vessel formation, and EC migration is a key component of the angiogenic process. Thus, identification of genes that are specifically or preferentially expressed in vascular ECs and in-depth understanding of their biological functions may lead to discovery of new therapeutic targets. We have previously reported molecular characterization of human endothelial cell-specific molecule 2 (ECSM2)/endothelial cell-specific chemotaxis regulator (ECSCR). In the present study, we cloned two mouse full-length cDNAs by RT-PCR, which encode two putative ECSCR isoform precursors with considerable homology to the human ECSCR. Nucleotide …

April 2012 Quicknotes, Southern Adventist University

QuickNotes – Advancement e-Newsletter

QuickNotes is an e-newsletter that comes from Advancement at Southern Adventist University. April 2012 features the article "Retired Nurse Shares her Legacy with Nursing Students at Southern".

Lawrence Today, Volume 92, Number 2, Spring 2012, Lawrence University

Lawrence Today

No abstract provided.

On Academic Freedom, St. Norbert College

Pix Media

Patrick McCormick, of Gonzaga University, speaks to the relationship between theologians and the Church, in a lecture at St. Norbert College as featured in the Spring 2012 issue of SNC Magazine and captured as a part of a digital preservation project by Mulva Archives in Summer 2019.

Medicine + Health, Spring 2012, George Washington University, School Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Office Of Communications And Marketing

Medicine + Health Magazine

No abstract provided.

Com Outlook Spring 2012, College Of Osteopathic Medicine

COM Outlook

No abstract provided.

Nota Bene: News From The Yale Library, Yale University Library

Nota Bene

Nota Bene is published during the academic year to acquaint the Yale community and others with the resources of the Yale Library.

Plasma Persistence Of 2-Aminothiazoline-4-Carboxylic Acid In Rat System Determined By Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Ilona Petrikovics, Jorn C.C. Yu, David E. Thompson, Prashanth Jayanna, Brian A. Logue, Jessica Nasr, Raj K. Bhandari, Steven I. Baskin, Gary Rockwood

Chemistry and Biochemistry Faculty Publications

2-Aminothiazoline-4-carboxylic acid (ATCA) was intravenously injected to rats in order to investigate its plasma distribution. ATCA was extracted from plasma samples by solid phase extraction (SPE) and molecularly imprinted polymer stir bar sorption extraction (MIP-SBSE). Detection and quantification of ATCA were achieved by using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC–MS/MS). It was found that the intravenously injected ATCA concentration quickly decreased to half within 2.5 h in the rat system. However, after 2.5 h, the concentration of ATCA in plasma stayed constant at least 5 folds above the endogenous ATCA level for more then 48 h. This finding can be used …

New Frontiers 2011-2012, University Of Nebraska At Kearney Office Of Graduate Studies And Research

New Frontiers

New Frontiers 2011 Features:

• Batman - Keith Geluso
• Passion for Proust - Herbert Craig
• Molten Master - Chad Fonfara
• Fruits of a Family Tree - Sylvia Asay
• Shared Minds With A Global Impact - Teara Archwamety and Max McFarland
• Law And Order In the Wild West - Mark Ellis