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Iowa Academy Of Science 124th Annual Meeting [2012]: Advance Program, Iowa Academy Of Science

Iowa Academy of Science Documents

Contains information about the schedule and presentations for the 2012 annual meeting of the Iowa Academy of Science.

Organization Of Vomeronasal Sensory Coding Revealed By Fast Volumetric Calcium Imaging, Diwakar Turaga, Timothy E. Holy

Open Access Publications

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Critical Role For Interferon Regulatory Factor 3 (Irf-3) And Irf-7 In Type I Interferon-Mediated Control Of Murine Norovirus Replication, Larissa B. Thackray, Erning Duan, Helen M. Lazear, Amal Kambal, Robert D. Schreiber, Michael S. Diamond, Herbert W. Virgin

Open Access Publications

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Glaucoma-Induced Degeneration Of Retinal Ganglion Cells Prevented By Hypoxic Preconditioning: A Model Of Glaucoma Tolerance, Yanli Zhu, Lihong Zhang, Jimena F. Schmidt, Jeffrey M. Gidday

Open Access Publications

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New Dromaeosaurids (Dinosauria: Theropoda) From The Lower Cretaceous Of Utah, And The Evolution Of The Dromaeosaurid Tail., Phil Senter, James I. Kirkland, Donald D. Deblieux, Scott Madsen, Natalie Toth

College of Health, Science, and Technology

The Yellow Cat Member of the Cedar Mountain Formation (Early Cretaceous, Barremian?--Aptian) of Utah has yielded a rich theropod fauna, including the coelurosaur Nedcolbertia justinhofmanni, the therizinosauroid Falcarius utahensis, the troodontid Geminiraptor suarezarum, and the dromaeosaurid Utahraptor ostrommaysorum. Recent excavation has uncovered three new dromaeosaurid specimens. One specimen, which we designate the holotype of the new genus and species Yurgovuchia doellingi, is represented by a partial axial skeleton and a partial left pubis. A second specimen consists of a right pubis and a possibly associated radius. The third specimen consists of a tail skeleton that is unique among known Cedar …

Tetraspanin Co-029 Inhibits Colorectal Cancer Cell Movement By Deregulating Cell-Matrix And Cell-Cell Adhesions, Qiusha Guo, Bing Xia, Feng Zhang, Mekel M. Richardson, Minghao Li, Julian S. Zhang, Feng Chen, Xin A. Zhang

Open Access Publications

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Novel Bacterial Taxa In The Human Microbiome, Kristine M. Wylie, Rebecca M. Truty, Thomas J. Sharpton, Kathie A. Mihindukulasuriya, Yanjiao Zhou, Hongyu Gao, Erica Sodergren, George M. Weinstock, Katherine S. Pollard

Open Access Publications

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Ap-3 Regulates Par1 Ubiquitin-Independent Mvb/Lysosomal Sorting Via An Alix-Mediated Pathway, Michael R. Dores, May M. Paing, William A. Montagne, Adriano Marchese, Joann Trejo, Huilan Lin

Open Access Publications

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Novel Modeling Of Combinatorial Mirna Targeting Identifies Snp With Potential Role In Bone Density, Claudia Coronnello, Ryan Hartmaier, Arshi Arora, Luai Huleihel, Kusum V. Padit, Abha S. Bais, Michael Butterworth, Naftali Kaminski, Gary D. Stormo, Steffi Oesterreich, Panayiotis V. Benos

Open Access Publications

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Absence Of Ca2+-Stimulated Adenylyl Cyclases Leads To Reduced Synaptic Plasticity And Impaired Experience-Dependent Fear Memory, L. Wieczorek, D. Majumdar, T. A. Wills, L. Hu, D. G. Winder, D. J. Webb, L. J. Muglia

Open Access Publications

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Mitochondrial Dysfunction And Β-Cell Failure In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Zhongmin Alex Ma, Zhengshan Zhao, John Turk

Open Access Publications

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Exploring The Dna-Recognition Potential Of Homeodomains, Stephanie W. Chu, Marcus B. Noyes, Ryan G. Christensen, Brian G. Pierce, Lihua J. Zhu, Zhiping Weng, Gary D. Stormo, Scot A. Wolfe

Open Access Publications

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Expression Of Stm4467-Encoded Arginine Deiminase Controlled By The Stm4463 Regulator Contributes To Salmonella Enterica Serovar Typhimurium Virulence, Younho Choi, Jeongjoon Choi, Eduardo A. Groisman, Dong-Hyun Kang, Dongwoo Shin, Sangryeol Ryu

Open Access Publications

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Gastric Bypass And Banding Equally Improve Insulin Sensitivity And Β Cell Function, David Bradley, Caterina Conte, Bettina Mittendorfer, J. Christopher Eagon, Esteban Varela, Elisa Fabbrini, Amalia Gastaldelli, Kari T. Chambers, Xiong Su, Adewole Okunade, Bruce W. Patterson, Samuel Klein

Open Access Publications

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Revised Sequence And Annotation Of The Rhodobacter Sphaeroides 2.4.1 Genome, Wayne S. Kontur, Wendy S. Schackwitz, Natalia Ivanova, Joel Martin, Kurt Labutti, Shweta Deshpande, Hope N. Tice, Christa Pennacchio, Erica Sodergren, George M. Weinstock, Daniel R. Noguera, Timothy J. Donohue

Open Access Publications

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Examination Of Annual Variation In The Adult Sex Ratio Of Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana), Justin D. Hoffman, Hugh H. Genoways

University of Nebraska State Museum: Mammalogy Papers

The adult sex ratio (ASR) is an important component of a population’s demographics and can be used as an indicator of a population’s status. However, the causes of annual variation in ASRs are unknown for many species. Fluctuations in ASR can arise through demographic stochasticity and intense selective harvesting. In this study we investigate the long-term patterns of variation in the ASRs (bucks: 100 does) for four populations of pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) in western Nebraska. We used multiple variables in a model selection process to predict annual fluctuation of pronghorn ASRs. We found that the number of bucks: …

Creation Of A Natural History Information Database With Mobile Device Access For The Pace Campus In Pleasantville, Joshua J. Schwartz, Martina Blackwood

Cornerstone 3 Reports : Interdisciplinary Informatics

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What If Reality Is Simulated And Simulations Are Real?, Wayne Iba

ACMS Journal 2012-2013

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Payments For Freshwater Ecosystem Services: A Framework For Analysis, Marcia Silva Stanton

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Creating A Carbon Sequestration Right: A Legal Tool To Enhance The Use Of Forest-Based Carbon Offsets, Abigail Stecker

UC Law Environmental Journal

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Maintaining The World’S Marine Biodiversity: Using The Endangered Species Act To Stop The Climate Change Induced Loss Of Coral Reefs, Blake Armstrong

UC Law Environmental Journal

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International Surrogacy Contract Regulation: National Governments' And International Bodies' Misguided Quests To Prevent Exploitation, Emily Stehr

UC Law SF International Law Review

Over the past decade, a growing number pf American and European women have begun to travel to other countries, often developing countries, in search of surrogates. The surrogates are usually "gestational surrogates," meaning that the children to whom they give birth are conceived via in vitro fertilization. The children are thus genetically related to the commissioning parents, or to the commissioning men and third-party women who provide eggs, but not to the surrogate birth mothers. Uncertainty about the legality of such surrogacy contracts in the United States, and outright bans on the contracts in some European countries, fuel the "reproductive …

Fda Enforcement Of Criminal Liability For Clinical Investigator Fraud, Vandya Swaminathan, Matthew Avery

UC Law Science and Technology Journal

Clinical investigator fraud is a very real problem, and falls squarely within FDA's mandate to protect the public health. The Eighth Circuit has held that under this mandate, FDA has the authority to impose affirmative duties to protect the public health by promulgating relevant regulations. FDA did promulgate such regulations, and the Eighth Circuit held that a failure to follow these regulations is a violation of section 355(i) of the FDCA. A violation of section 355(i) is considered a violation of section 331(e), and a violation of 331(e) can result in criminal sanctions under section 333(a). Thus, this tenuous chain …

Nebraska Green Scene 2012

Department of Agronomy and Horticulture: Monthly Newsletters

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Use Of An Artificial Neural Network As A Model For Human Behavior: A Proposed Framework For Investigation Of The Question Of Free Will, Lindell Ormsbee

ACMS Journal 2012-2013

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Advancing The Next Generation Of Higher Education Scholars: An Examination Of One Doctoral Classroom, Caroline Sotello Viernes Turner, J. Luke Wood, Yvonne J. Montoya, Idara R. Essien-Wood, Rebecca A. Neal, Gabriel Escontrías Jr., Aaron Coe

School of Education and Leadership<br>Faculty Publications

Course content in graduate school is especially important in terms of helping students make progress toward a doctorate. However, content is merely one aspect of developing successful students. This article highlights the value of creating an affirming learning environment by discussing one graduate class on Qualitative Policy Research. The majority of student participants were graduate students of color. The authors discuss the pedagogical approaches guiding this course and outline ways in which the instructor served to create safe spaces that invited as well as validated diverse perspectives and made the research process transparent. These efforts resulted in the production of …

Ecosystem Services: The Significance Of Contributions By Invasive Plant Species, Stephen L. Young

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

A symposium was organized to investigate the area of invasive plant species and ecosystem services and further our understanding of the contributions that invasive plants are making to ecosystem services, which, to date, has received limited attention. The following symposium articles address three important areas of assessing the effects of invasive plant species on ecosystem services. Karie Decker et al., in “Landuse, landscapes, and biological invasions,” introduce the concept of resilience in natural systems and use an analysis of the nonnative plants and land use types in Nebraska to emphasize the importance of predicting and quantifying changes in ecological structure, …

Nitrogen Fertility In Semiarid Dryland Wheat Production Is Challenging For Beginning Organic Farmers, Drew J. Lyon, Gary W. Hergert

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Organic farming systems use green and animal manures to supply nitrogen (N) to their fields for crop production. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of green manure and composted cattle manure on the subsequent winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) crop in a semiarid environment. Dry pea (Pisum sativum L.) was seeded in early April and terminated at first flower in late June. Composted cattle manure was applied at 0, 11.2 or 22.5Mgha⁻¹ just prior to pea termination. Winter wheat was planted in mid September following the green manure or tilled summer fallow. No …

Effects Of Crop Residue Removal On Soil Water Content And Yield Of Deficit-Irrigated Soybean, Simon Van Donk, Timothy M. Shaver, James L. Petersen, Don Davison

West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte

Reduced tillage, with more crop residue remaining on the soil surface, is believed to conserve water, especially in arid and semi-arid climates. However, the magnitude of water conservation is not clear. An experiment was conducted to study the effect of crop residue removal on soil water content, soil quality, and crop yield at North Platte, Nebraska. The same field plots were planted to soybean (Glycine max) in 2009 and 2010. There were two treatments: residue-covered soil and bare soil. Residue (mostly corn residue in 2009 and mostly soybean residue in 2010) was removed every spring from the same …

Seed Reduction In Prairie Cordgrass, Spartina Pectinata Link., By The Floret-Feeding Caterpillar Aethes Spartinana (Barnes And Mcdunnough), Jarrad R. Prasifka, D. K. Lee, Jeffrey Bradshaw, Allen S. Parrish, Michael E. Gray

Panhandle Research and Extension Center

Insect damage to prairie cordgrass, Spartina pectinata Link., is conspicuously high in Illinois, where attempts to collect native seed show the majority of spikelets damaged with small holes. Dissection of spikes during summer reveals minute caterpillars boring though glumes and feeding on florets inside. In 2009–2010, panicles of prairie cordgrass from across its native range were used to estimate the percentage of insect-related damage and losses to seed production. Collections of caterpillars from panicles and stems were used to identify one floret-feeding species, estimate its distribution in the central USA, and assess its feeding patterns within spikes. Insect feeding damaged …